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PPP acting chief calls special counsel probes an attempt to 'paralyze state governance'

Conservative People Power Party's Kweon Seong-dong said that the proposed special counsel probes into insurrection allegations and first lady Kim Keon Hee "reflect the intention of the liberal Democratic Party [DP] to paralyze state governance."

2024-12-22

PPP presidential candidates poll abysmally as crisis grips party after Yoon's impeachment

No potential presidential candidates from the conservative People Power Party has surpassed 5 percent in the polls in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s upcoming impeachment trial, new survey data showed Friday.

2024-12-20

Liberal broadcaster Kim Ou-joon reported to police for claiming plot to kill ex-PPP chief, U.S soldiers on Dec. 3

Left-leaning political commentator Kim Ou-joon has been reported to the police after he claimed that an assassination squad was dispatched against former conservative People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon during the Dec. 3 martial law.

2024-12-18

No future if the PPP is detached from reality (KOR)

We hope the PPP keeps in mind that the party will be doomed if it continues dismissing deepening public sentiment against it.

2024-12-17

No future if the PPP is detached from reality

We hope the PPP keeps in mind that the party will be doomed if it continues dismissing deepening public sentiment against it.

2024-12-16

Out in the cold

After the PPP leader resigned from his seat over his responsibility for supporting the impeachment of the president, the governing party will be led by the emergency steering committee for the sixth time since the launch of the government in 2022.

2024-12-16

Han resigns as PPP chief with 'no regrets' but plenty of enemies over impeachment stance

Han Dong-hoon on Monday stepped down as head of the conservative People Power Party (PPP), saying he has "no regret" over endorsing President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment even as he came under fire from party members for his stance.

2024-12-16

‘I'm to blame, I'm sorry’: PPP leader resigns following Yoon’s impeachment

People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon resigned on Monday, stating that it was impossible for him to fulfill his duties due to the collapse of the party’s supreme council.

2024-12-16

Two different ways

After the legislature on Saturday passed its second motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol for his abrupt declaration of martial law, the Constitutional Court must deliver its ruling on the constitutionality of martial law within six months.

2024-12-15

PPP leadership on verge of collapse as impeachment exposes internal rifts

Conservative People Power Party (PPP) floor leader Kweon Seong-dong on Sunday stressed that the PPP is still the ruling party, rejecting the Democratic Party's (DP) proposal to form a joint consultative governing body for stabilizing state affairs.

2024-12-15