Officials prepare polling stations ahead of Wednesday's by-elections

Officials from the National Election Commission set up a polling station in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Tuesday, a day before the by-election for the superintendent of education in Seoul.

2024-10-15

Surprise!

The governing party led by Han Dong-hoon is embarrassed after Cho Kuk — leader of the minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party — pledged his support for the majority Democratic Party in Wednesday’s by-election in Busan.

2024-10-13

Early voting turnout low ahead of Oct. 16 by-elections

Early voting for the Oct. 16 by-elections, which include races for local government head positions and the superintendent of education in Seoul, concluded on Saturday with a low turnout of 8.89 percent.

2024-10-13

PPP chief urges first lady to avoid public activities as party faces close by-election race

Conservative People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon said for the first time Wednesday that first lady Kim Keon Hee should refrain from carrying out public activities, echoing similar calls from PPP members in recent days.

2024-10-10

Busan’s Geumjeong district by-election race tightens as rival party chiefs jump into the fray

The Oct. 16 by-election in Busan’s Geumjeong District has unexpectedly tightened as rival parties cast the contest to select the district’s next chief as a referendum about the state of the country’s politics.

2024-10-09

Rival parties slug it out ahead of bellwether by-elections

Both the conservative People Power Party (PPP) and the liberal Democratic Party (DP) are campaigning fiercely ahead of by-elections for heads of local government positions scheduled to take place on Oct. 16.

2024-10-06

Cast votes to elect a new Seoul education chief

If education chiefs are swayed by partisan interests, it will deal a critical blow to the future of our own children and education.

2024-09-26

Naturalized Korean to head PPP's innovation committee

The conservative People Power Party on Monday named naturalized citizen Ihn Yo-han as the chief of the party’s innovation committee in charge of reforms to regain voters’ trust after it lost a by-election in Seoul.

2023-10-23