If the president rushes to appoint the prime minister unilaterally, it will only provoke opposition from the majority party.
The presidential office dismissed reports Wednesday that figures closely aligned with former President Moon Jae-in were being considered for prime minister and presidential aide posts.
The National Election Commission (NEC) launched an investigation into whether the ruling party's campaign in the Seoul mayoral by-election broke the law by sending a text message claiming its candidate was leading rivals in early voting.
An average of 20.54 percent of voters in Seoul and Busan cast early ballots on Friday and Saturday ahead of the April 7 by-elections. That number broke the record of 19.4 percent for by-elections on Oct. 29, 2014. Given deepening...
Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s support rating ahead of next week’s Seoul mayoral by-election is nearly double that of his rival Park Young-sun’s score, a latest opinion poll showed Wednesday.
The April 7 mayoral by-elections in Seoul and Busan are being held because of sexual misconduct by the late Seoul mayor Park Won-soon and former Busan mayor Oh Geo-don, both members of the ruling Democratic Party (DP). But the DP...
Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung, left, visits to talk with Park Young-sun, right, who is running in the Seoul mayoral by-election under the ruling Democratic Party, in the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Wednesday.
The ruling party and its liberal ally Wednesday agreed to back a single candidate in the Seoul mayoral by-election.
Two opposition parties started negotiations Monday on backing a single candidate for the Seoul mayoral by-election in an effort to unite conservative votes.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris can’t stop talking about her husband. One of her favorite anecdotes is, “Let me tell you, there is nothing more attractive than a man in onion goggles.” Onion goggles are worn to prevent eyes...
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