Cho Kuk, onetime justice minister under former President Moon Jae-in, is once again in the political limelight, nearly five years after he was dragged down by a corruption scandal in late 2019. His Rebuilding Korea Party, or the “Cho Kuk Revolution Party” as its Korean name suggests, emerged as the party with the highest number of proportional representation seats from the results of the National Assembly.
The nascent party formed and led by Cho Kuk, who was the former Minister of Justice for President Moon Jae-in's Democratic Party of Korea, appeared to stand out in Wednesday’s National Assembly election, possibly securing unusual success as a third party, as suggested by exit polls. Cho’s party, whose official English name is Rebuilding Korea Party, was anticipated to earn by far the most seats among.
Rest of World News: A record number of South Koreans have taken advantage of early voting ahead of parliamentary elections on Wednesday, underlining the public's investme.
President Yoon Suk Yeol is deeply unpopular with the electorate ahead of Wednesday's parliamentary vote. The left-leaning Democratic Party looks to take advantage amid public fears over the economy and national security.
South Korean assembly race heats up as early voters turn out in historic numbers Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.