Ruling party lawmaker Park Yong-jin declares bid for president
Posted : 2021-05-09 15:05 Rep. Park Yong-jin of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea / Yonhap Park Yong-jin, a two-term lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, announced Sunday he will run for president in next year's election, becoming the first person to officially declare his candidacy. "I will achieve a change of era in the Republic of Korea through a generational change in politics," the 50-year-old said during a press conference held on the National Assembly compounds. "I will create a happy nation and become a courageous and young president who stands up against unfairness and inequa...