The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday has approved the appointment of a retired former lawmaker to head its interim emergency leadership committee, three weeks after the previous party chief stepped down.
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The ruling People Power Party on Monday named a retired former lawmaker to head an emergency leadership committee tasked with organizing a national convention to elect a new party leader following a crushing defeat in recent parliamentary elections. Rep. Yun Jae-ok, the PPP's floor leader and the party's acting chairman, announced the decision to designate Hwang Woo-yea, a former five-term lawmaker now serv.
Hwang Woo-yea, who was deputy prime minister for former President Park Geun-hye, was tapped Monday as the temporary leader of the ruling People Power Party that is still reeling in the aftermath of its painful defeat in the April 10 general election for the National Assembly. Hwang, 77, is to take the helm of the People Power Party leadership until a new one is picked at a party convention that remains at least a few.