Seoul, April 7 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was set to hold a meeting with leaders of the ruling and the main opposition parties Tuesday, officials said, as they were expected to discuss measures to mitigate economic fallout from the war in the Middle East.Lee is scheduled to meet with Democratic Party (DP) leader Jung Chung-rae, DP floor leader Han Byung-do, People Power Party (PPP) leader Jang Dong-hyeok and PPP floor leader Song Eon-seog at Cheong Wa Dae later in the day.Prime …
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Seoul, Feb 20 (IANS) South Korean leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Friday voiced regret as former President Yoon Suk Yeol was handed life in prison for leading insurrection over his short-lived imposition of martial law.Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok made the remark during a press conference at the National Assembly, in a thinly veiled indication that the conservative party may have no intention of fully severing ties with the ousted president, although the martial law crisis had …
Seoul, Feb 4 (IANS) South Korean Opposition leader Jang Dong-hyeok on Wednesday called for the launch of separate special counsel probes into the Unification Church’s alleged ties with lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and bribery allegations linked to the DP nominations.In a speech at the National Assembly, Jang of the main opposition People Power Party also demanded an independent investigation into the prosecution’s controversial decision last November not to appeal a land develop…
Seoul, Jan 29 (IANS) The South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party (PPP) said on Thursday that it has expelled former party chief Han Dong-hoon over his family’s posting of defamatory comments about former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife on a party bulletin board.The party’s supreme council finalised the decision about two weeks after its ethics committee voted to oust Han for the conduct it said had damaged the party’s image.Han’s family has been accused of posting derogatory commen…
Seoul, Jan 27 (IANS) Politicians and government officials on Tuesday mourned the death of former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan following his body’s return from Vietnam, where he died earlier this week. A memorial altar bearing Lee’s portrait was set up at a funeral home at Seoul National University Hospital in central Seoul.Condolence wreaths were sent by President Lee Jae Myung, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, former President Moon Jae-in and oppo…
Seoul, Jan 14 (IANS) An internal rift in the South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party (PPP) was seen to be intensifying on Wednesday after its ethics committee voted to expel former chief Han Dong-hoon over allegations his family posted defamatory comments about former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.The ethics panel announced the decision in a late-night meeting Tuesday, saying Han will be expelled for actions deemed “extremely damaging to the party” and for violating party rules i…
Seoul, Jan 7 (IANS) The leader of the South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party (PPP) apologised Wednesday for the failed attempt to impose martial law by ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol.Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok made the apology during a press conference at the party’s headquarters, signaling that the conservative party would distance itself from Yoon, who is standing criminal trial on insurrection charges.”The declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024, was a wrong and inappropriat…