Despite their dereliction of duty, lawmakers receive at least 9.92 million won ($7,175) as their monthly salary.
One out of ten people who voted for President Yoon Suk Yeol two years ago swung for the opposing Democratic Party (DP) in the April 10 general election, according to a JoongAng Ilbo survey released Monday.
Reform Party leader and former People Power Party (PPP) leader Lee Jun-seok said that his mother's tears "moved voters' hearts and minds."
Policy is drowned out in favor of potshots as the rival parties seek control of parliament.
So-called kingmaker Kim Chong-in returned to the political scene as he was named chief of the nomination committee of the new splinter party led by former People Power Party (PPP) chief Lee Jun-seok.
The short-lived drama of uniting the four incompatible parties has splashed cold water on voters’ hopes for new politics.
After Lee Jun-seok, co-chair of the New Reform Party, demanded full authority to nominate candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections, co-chair Lee Nak-yon declared the dismantlement of the fledgling party.
Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and former People Power Party (PPP) head Lee Jun-seok, co-chairs of the New Reform Party, parted ways Tuesday just 11 days after forming a merger.
Controversy is brewing within the liberal Democratic Party (DP) after several incidents critics interpret as signs that members not aligned with party leader Lee Jae-myung could be prevented from standing in the upcoming April general election.
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