Following the ruling People Power Party’s bitter defeat in the April 10 parliamentary elections, the party s ex-interim leader Han Dong-hoon has faced a barrage of criticism. The latest attack on Han, however, came not from a member of the main opposition party, but from a star politician in Han s own conservative bloc five-term lawmaker and Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo. In recent weeks, Hong has labeled Han a .
Han Dong-hoon’s 107-day journey as the ruling conservative party’s interim leader officially ended Thursday, after the People Power Party failed to take back the National Assembly through Wednesday’s parliamentary elections. The 51-year-old prosecutor-turned-politician announced his resignation from his position as chair of the People Power Party emergency response committee, saying that he takes re.
The video of Kim, which emerged late last year, has caused a rift between Yoon and one of his most trusted lieutenants. It has roiled his political party one senior member called on Kim to apologize and compared her to Marie Antoinette. And, polls show, it has become a significant issue before crucial parliamentary elections in an increasingly polarized political atmosphere.