Korea Joongang Daily
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PPP goes all out to pressure Lee Jun-seok to drop presidential bid

With just four days remaining before Korea’s election commission begins printing ballots for the June 3 presidential election, the People Power Party (PPP) is intensifying efforts to persuade Lee Jun-seok of the minor Reform Party to bow out.

2025-05-21

Lee Jae-myung befuddled after Yoon watches election fraud documentary: 'I don't understand it'

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol's film screening about election fraud sparked bipartisan criticism, exacerbating tensions within the People Power Party and raising concerns about potential electoral repercussions.

2025-05-21

PPP logs dismal poll numbers as internal strife persists

The People Power Party's Kim Moon-soo has performed well behind Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung, a shortfall that may be due to the party's failure to resolve internal strife.a

2025-05-21

Over 400 former lawmakers declare support for PPP presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo

A group of over 400 former National Assembly lawmakers publicly declared their support for Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party (PPP), stating that he is the right leader to guide Korea into the future.

2025-05-20

PPP's Ahn Cheol-soo calls on conservatives to 'unite,' likens DP's Lee to Marvel villain Thanos

The conservative party's former presidential primary candidate likened the Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung to Thanos, urging Reform Party's Lee Jun-seok to shout "Avengers assemble" in a bid to stop him.

2025-05-19

Presidential candidates head to Gwangju ahead of democracy uprising anniversary

Key presidential candidates ramped up their election campaigns in the liberal stronghold of Gwangju on Saturday, a day ahead of an anniversary marking a 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city.

2025-05-17

Ex-President Yoon leaves PPP, lends support to Kim Moon-soo

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol will leave the People Power Party on Saturday and lend his support to candidate Kim Moon-soo.

2025-05-17

DP's Lee, PPP's Kim both want to diffuse SNU's prestige, but with different approaches

The Democratic Party's presidential candidate, Lee Jae-myung, and his People Power Party rival, Kim Moon-soo, both proposed plans to break the university hierarchy with Seoul National University at the top, but offer different approaches.

2025-05-17

From tortured leftist to right-wing hopeful: The reinvention of Kim Moon-soo

People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo, a former labor minister under the Yoon Suk Yeol government, has unexpectedly emerged in the wake of political upheaval following Yoon’s botched martial law declaration.

2025-05-16

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