A debate has resurfaced on whether to continue offering free subway rides for senior citizens in the lead-up to the April 10 general elections. A new conservative party is considering replacing the free rides with vouchers due to widening deficits caused by a rapidly aging society.
Former Prime Minister and ex-main opposition leader Lee Nak-yon on Tuesday questioned "the moral conscience" of Democratic Party of Korea lawmakers as he moved one step closer toward the official launch of his own political party, planned for February. "The existing main opposition party fails to be a match for the current Yoon Suk Yeol administration," Lee said in a keynote speech at a national c.
Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Thursday officially announced that he is leaving the main opposition party and would launch a new party of his own, saying his mission is to reform the Korean political landscape. “I will walk on the path of serving my country in a new way by leaving the Democratic Party of Korea, where I have served for the past 24 years,” Lee said in a press conference held at the Na.
Former chairman of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Lee Jun-seok, left the party and pledged to create his own party, Wednesday, saying he will create an “agora” of responsible politicians instead of a “colosseum” where politicians wield swords against others.
The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the presidential office are striving to regroup after their stunning loss in last week s by-election to choose a new mayor of Seoul s Gangseo District, which is being widely viewed as a prelude to next year’s general elections.