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Tension grows in DP over presidential primary timetable
Jun 23, 2021, 09:01 am
Yoon Ho-joong, floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), talks with lawmaker Seol Hoon, who insisted on the opening of the meeting through a speech at the general meeting of the members at the National Assembly on June 22, 2021./ Photographed by Lee Byung-hwa
AsiaToday reporter Jeong Geum-min
Clash is growing within the ruling Democratic Party’s (DP) presidential hopefuls over the timing of the party’s presidential primary. The party leadership took action to control the situation by gathering opinions of the DP lawmakers, however the tensions are not expected to ease quickly as the situation triggered an emotional conflict between the factions in the party.