Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reformist Party and former chairman of the conservative ruling People Power Party (PPP), is in the media spotlight, again, due to his contentious pledges which critics say are highly likely to cause further social divisions, specifically between generations as well as genders.
A liberal political group led by former Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Nak-yon and another group of former DPK lawmakers critical of the main opposition party’s current leadership will merge as a single party.
As splinter party movements take shape ahead of the April 10 general elections, all eyes are on whether Lee Nak-yon from the liberal bloc and Lee Jun-seok from the conservative camp, both poised to establish their respective parties, will team up.
Former Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Nak-yon’s call for Rep. Lee Jae-myung, the current party chairman, to resign is failing to get responses from within the party, despite the former chief’s threats to create a breakaway party.