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 .
Former diplomats and foreign policy experts with experience in the foreign, unification and defense ministries have secured seats at the National Assembly in the general elections..
With the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) projected to secure a majority of seats in the National Assembly in the general elections, Wednesday, its chairman Lee Jae-myung is highly likely to establish himself as the party s leading presidential candidate for the 2027 election.