With 12 days left before the parliamentary elections, campaigns are growing increasingly heated as parties direct slander, hatred and anger at political rivals without offering policy proposals.
Official campaigning kicked off across the country on Thursday, 13 days before a general election that both of Korea's major parties view as crucial to determining the country’s future and shaping President Yoon Suk Yeol's remaining time in office.
The election is expected to be charged, with rhetoric from both the conservative People Power Party (PPP) and the liberal Democratic Party (DP) reminiscent of the last presidential election as they target each other’s torchbearers from that race.
Both the majority Democratic Party and the governing People Power Party are busy presenting one populist campaign promise after another to attract more votes.
Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung's suggestion that every household should receive 1 million won ($750) as part of an economic stimulus plan was blasted as “populist” and vote-pandering by conservatives on Monday.
Prosecutors on Wednesday requested an 18-month prison sentence for Jeju Gov. Oh Young-hoon at the first hearing of his appeal to the Gwangju High Court against his conviction on charges of violating election laws.
The voters must judge their promises and cast ballots in the upcoming election.
With only 30 days left before the April 10 parliamentary elections, the campaigns of the two major parties are evolving around negative attacks and slander against their opponents.
Amorepacific is launching a sustainable beauty initiative to recycle cosmetic containers and reduce plastic waste, including a free container pickup service. The company is also incorporating more recycled materials into its packaging and labels.
Boy band Treasure and its agency YG Entertainment on Wednesday launched a donation campaign to support children and teenagers in need. The campaign will be held on Naver’s donation platform Happybean and will run until the end of January.
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