Ruling party distancing itself from President Moon
Posted : 2021-04-01 16:43
By Kang Seung-woo
Amid declining approval ratings for President Moon Jae-in especially following public anger over property speculation scandals involving public officials, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and its candidates running in next week's Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections are keeping the Moon administration at arm's length, with some even criticizing its policy failures including its real estate drive.
Park Young-sun, right, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul's mayoral by-election, poses for a selfie with a voter while campaigning at Hapjeong Station on Seoul Metro lines 2 and 6, Thursday. YonhapThis trend of erasing any vestiges of an unpopular state leader among the ruling side is raising speculation that they would accelerate Moon's descent into a "lame-duck" presidency after the April 7 by-elections. Moon's term is scheduled to end in May 2022.