Cho and most members bidding for proportional seats were found guilty on criminal charges in lower courts or are on trial. The country is going in the strange direction before the election.
Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday “welcomed” a medical professors’ group's position, saying they are “ready to have constructive dialogue with the government.”
Bank of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong said that the labor market must be reformed to facilitate growth, but warned that changes will impart challenges.
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.
The new party must return to the beginning and show genuinely refreshing politics. Otherwise, it cannot win the votes it desperately needs.
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