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PPP slams Lee Jae-myung terror threat claims: 'Paranoid delusions'

The PPP criticized the DP's claims of terror threats against candidate Lee Jae-myung, urging credible information to be reported.

2025-05-15

DP's Lee leads PPP's Kim 49% to 27%: poll

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung is leading his People Power Party rival Kim Moon-soo with 49 percent support against Kim's 27 percent, a survey showed Thursday.

2025-05-15

DP election campaign worker revives elderly man with CPR after collapse

An election campaign worker for presidential candidate of the Democratic Party (DP) Lee Jae-myung, saved the life of an elderly man who collapsed from cardiac arrest during a campaign event.

2025-05-15

Korea's presidential candidates resort to slander in absence of meaningful policies

Kim Moon-soo called Lee Jae-myung Korea's “Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping and Hitler.” Lee Jae-myung called Kim Moon-soo “Yoon Suk Yeol's far-right avatar.” Lee Jun-seok called Kim Moon-soo “Too old to grow anything.”

2025-05-14

Police search for person behind vandalized Lee Jae-myung poster in North Chungcheong

Police have launched an investigation after a presidential campaign banner for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate, was found vandalized in Jeungpyeong County, North Chungcheong.

2025-05-13

DP presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung begins campaign in bulletproof vest

Lee Jae-myung, presidential candidate for the liberal Democratic Party (DP), wearing a bulletproof vest, launched his official campaign for the 21st presidential election at Cheonggye Plaza in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Monday.

2025-05-12

DP lawmaker Kim Moon-soo removes banners to avoid confusion with PPP presidential candidate with same name

Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker Kim Moon-soo voluntarily removed banners in his constituency after residents confused him with People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo, who shares the same name and even Chinese characters.

2025-05-12

Han Duck-soo's rejection of Kim Moon-soo's campaign chief offer signals declaration of nonparticipation

Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has reportedly declined the position of election campaign chief proposed by presidential candidate for the conservative People Power Party (PPP) Kim Moon-soo.

2025-05-12

Seoul court postpones perjury trial for DP's Lee as election campaign begins

A Seoul appeals court has postponed the second trial of Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung's perjury case, following similar delays in his public election law and Daejang-dong trials.

2025-05-12

DP castigates PPP candidate Kim as right-wing extremist, ally of controversial pastor

The Democratic Party (DP) escalated its criticism of Kim Moon-soo, mockingly urging him to form a “far-right big tent” with hardline allies, hours after Kim registered as the presidential candidate for the People Power Party (PPP) on Sunday morning.

2025-05-11