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Petition to boot Lee Jun-seok from Assembly over debate comment qualifies for review

A petition calling for the expulsion of Lee Jun-seok, a Reform Party lawmaker and former presidential candidate, over an offensive comment in the third debate has reached the threshold for parliamentary review.

2025-06-06

Exit poll points to Lee Jae-myung victory in presidential election

Democratic Party (DP) candidate Lee Jae-myung is likely to win Korea’s 21st presidential election, according a joint exit poll by terrestrial broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS released after voting ended at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

2025-06-03

‘Heartbreaking' election: Minor parties struggle for visibility in Korea’s snap vote

Near Janghanpyeong Station in eastern Seoul, on Wednesday evening, the contrast was stark: seven campaigners from the People Power Party waved signs and blasted music from a truck, while two Democratic Labor Party campaigners shouted their slogans.

2025-05-30

Korea's presidential candidates want constitutional reform. Experts say they don't go far enough.

Korean presidential candidates propose reforms to curb presidential power, but experts argue their plans fail to address deeper systemic issues.

2025-05-30

MBC mutes Reform Party candidate Lee Jun-seok during debate due to sexually explicit remarks

MBC muted a portion of Reform Party presidential candidate Lee Jun-seok's remarks involving graphic references to women’s bodies during a televised debate, citing the content’s inappropriateness.

2025-05-29

Lee Jun-seok apologizes for asking if sticking chopsticks in women is misogyny: 'I was quoting'

Lee Jun-seok, a presidential candidate, apologized for inappropriate remarks made during a debate, facing criticism across the political spectrum.

2025-05-28

Lee Jun-seok rules out presidential campaign merger with PPP's Kim

Reform Party candidate Lee Jun-seok ruled out any possibility of a merger with People Power Party candidate Kim Moon-soo while asserting that he himself is the only one capable of beating the Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung.

2025-05-27

DP's Lee still enjoys leads in hypothetical head-to-head races, but gap narrows

Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung maintains over 50 percent support in hypothetical head-to-head races even if the conservative bloc unifies behind a single candidate.

2025-05-27

10 ways to campaign for the presidency in Korea

Korea's presidential election candidates are employing a range of campaigning strategies, including traditional market visits, social media engagement and mobile campaign trucks. These key events are are at peak visibility as the election approaches.

2025-05-23

Reform Party's Lee Jun-seok rejects PPP's 'insulting' merger requests

Reform Party presidential candidate Lee Jun-seok made it official on Thursday that he hasn't the faintest intention to merge candidacies with the People Power Party (PPP), and said the PPP's request to do so is "insulting."

2025-05-22