South Korea's Conservative Opposition: A Political Tug-of-War Unfolds

South Korea's Conservative Opposition: A Political Tug-of-War Unfolds

South Korea's Conservative Opposition: A Political Tug-of-War Unfolds South Korea's political landscape is witnessing intense drama as the conservative People Power Party (PPP) dropped its presidential candidate, Kim Moon-soo. This decision comes less than four weeks before the election, after internal disagreements prevented the party from unifying behind a single candidate.Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who stepped into the conservative f…

S. Korea's PPP faces internal uproar as Kim Moon-soo rejects unification with Han Duck-soo

A heated confrontation erupted on Friday between Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the conservative People Power Party (PPP), and the party's leadership during its general assembly, just hou...

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Pyeong-cheon and Kim Jeong-jin = On the 9th, a day before the National Election Commission began registering presidential candidates, the leadership of the People Power Party and the party's presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo...

Conservative disarray threatens last-minute bid to unseat Lee Jae-myung

South Korea’s fractured conservative bloc is rapidly undermining its own chances of mounting a serious challenge to Democratic Party (DP) frontrunner Lee Jae-myung, with just three days left before the May 11 candidate registration deadline. What was once envisioned as a tactical merger between People Power Party (PPP) nominee and former labor minister Kim Moon-soo […] The post Conservative disarray threatens last-minute bid to unseat Lee Jae-my…

South Korea: Kim Moon-soo Takes Stand Against Party’s Forced Unification

Unifying the conservative candidates is seen as one of the few options in order to stand a chance against Democratic Party frontrunner Lee Jae-myung in the election. The post South Korea: Kim Moon-soo Takes Stand Against Party’s Forced Unification appeared first on StratNews Global.

"Kim-Han meeting is likely to be a waste of time" "Is there anything more sinful than believing the promise of unification?" Some criticize 'forced unification of the leadership'... "Violation of party democracy, causing greater confusion" The leadership of the People Power Party was furious at the emergency press conference of presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo on the 8th.