A group of party members loyal to the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leader Lee Jae-myung issued a warning, Friday, stating their intention to depart from the party to protest the election outcome for the speaker of the first half of the 22nd National Assembly.
As the April 10 general elections approach, analysts predict that liberal opposition parties are likely to secure a victory over the ruling party, fueled by increasing calls to hold the Yoon Suk Yeol administration accountable.
The ruling People Power Party (PPP) sees its narrow lead over the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) diminishing in recent surveys. This is stoking fears among conservatives that Han Dong-hoon, the party leader whose personal popularity helped the moribund ruling party rebound from a major defeat in a district leadership by-election, is now running out of charm just weeks before the April 10 general elections.