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Sun, May 16, 2021 | 17:07

Main opposition party slams Moon for appointing 'disastrous' Cabinet members

The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Friday slammed President Moon Jae-in for appointing the new prime minister and two other Cabinet members despite opposition objections.

2021-05-14 17:01

Gyeonggi Gov. Lee wins in hypothetical presidential race: poll

Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung has overtaken Yoon Seok-youl, the former prosecutor general, for the first time in a hypothetical two-way presidential hopeful poll released Friday.

2021-05-14 15:22

Ruling party's presidential hopefuls gear up for primary race

With 10 months left before the presidential election, the “race for Cheong Wa Dae” has begun among potential candidates of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), with some declaring their bids for the presidency and a dozen others planning to do so soon. As the presidential election is scheduled to take place on March 9, 2022, the ruling camp plans to officially kick off...

Kang Seung-woo | 2021-05-12 16:02

Young opposition politician emerges as strong party chief candidate

Young opposition politician emerges as strong party chief candidate

Lee Jun-seok, a young politician of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), is emerging as one of the strongest candidates to take on the leadership of the conservative party, which plans to select its new head next month, a poll showed Wednesday. According to the survey of 1,010 adults nationwide by Hangil Research conducted from Saturday to Tuesday, 15.9 percent of th...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-05-12 14:38

Ruling party's presidential hopefuls gear up for primary race

Main opposition party to hold convention next month to pick new chairman

The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) said Tuesday it will hold a convention next month to elect the new party leadership.

2021-05-11 21:08

Moon's comments trigger debate over parliamentary confirmation hearing system

Comments made by President Moon Jae-in have triggered debate over the effectiveness of the National Assembly confirmation hearing system for ministers and other ranking government officials. Moon said during a special address at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday, to mark the fourth anniversary of his inauguration, that the current system, usually led by the opposition, is being misused t...

Jung Da-min | 2021-05-11 17:12

Conservative students' group posts leaflets satirizing Moon government

A conservative college students' group has put up posters satirizing President Moon Jae-in at around 100 universities and the National Assembly building. The poster created by the New National Council of Student Representatives, is written in the form of a letter of apology, but in fact satirizes the high-handed manner the Moon administration has shown on many controversial i...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-05-11 16:38

Critics say Moon's special address far from public sentiment

President Moon Jae-in's special address, Monday, on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of his inauguration, left critics believing that he still does not recognize the current situation that the public is facing, according to political watchers. “I think the President is not on-point regarding what the public are complaining about,” Hangil Research director and political ...

Kang Seung-woo | 2021-05-10 17:10

Moon urges North Korea to return to negotiation table

President Moon Jae-in said Monday that the new North Korea policy developed by President Joe Biden's administration was “another chance” for Pyongyang to begin dialogue, pledging he will do his utmost to facilitate talks between the two Koreas and the U.S.

Nam Hyun-woo | 2021-05-10 16:25

Moon vows speedy vaccinations, efforts for 4% economic growth

President Moon Jae-in said Monday the government will focus all-out efforts on South Korea's economy achieving at least 4 percent growth in 2021.He also declared a push to create herd immunity here against COVID-19 earlier than scheduled, in a special address to mark his fourth inauguration anniversary.

2021-05-10 14:35

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