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Lee Jun-seok, an outspoken former chairman of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), is creating a stir in political circles ahead of next year s general elections with his idea of creating a breakaway party with outliers of rival parties.
Both the ruling and main opposition parties are going all out to gain the upper hand in the run-up to the general elections slated for April next year by seizing the initative on key political objectives, which can sway voters grappling with worsening livelihoods.
The American Korean chief of the ruling People Power Party(PPP) s innovation committee said Monday he was very disappointed that former party leader Lee Jun-seok treated him as a foreigner by speaking to him in English during a weekend event.
The innovation committee of the ruling People Power Party demanded Friday that senior members and those close to President Yoon Suk Yeol either give up their bid for reelection or run in more competitive districts in next year s general elections.