In politics, yesterday s ally can be today s enemy. A recent tug-of-war between two big-name politicians in the ruling camp is a fresh reminder of the adage. President Yoon Suk Yeol and Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) successfully teamed up with each other in the March 9 presidential election last year to field a unified candidate from the main opposition camp. Now they have been pitted against each other amid the PPP s heated race to select a new chairman.
President Yoon Suk-yeol met the leaders of Korea s executive, legislative and judicial branches on Monday, asking their support for his drive to make reforms in three areas: labor, education and pensions.
Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) is struggling to resuscitate his political influence, as his presence in the party s chairmanship race remains at a disappointing level despite his reputation as a former presidential candidate who then merged his campaign with President Yoon Suk-yeol s.
The presidential office and President Yoon Suk-yeol s loyalists are showing their displeasure over the ruling People Power Party s (PPP) agreement to launch a National Assembly probe into the Oct. 29 Itaewon crowd crush, a decision that could potentially see the presidential office and other government agencies subject to investigation. As a result, there are mounting doubts in the presidential office over whether it is on the same page as the ruling party regarding the issue.
The Supreme Court on Friday finalized a one-year prison term handed down to Rapper NO:EL for refusing a police breathalyzer test and assaulting an officer following a fender bender last year.