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Former Prime Minister and ex-main opposition leader Lee Nak-yon on Tuesday questioned "the moral conscience" of Democratic Party of Korea lawmakers as he moved one step closer toward the official launch of his own political party, planned for February. "The existing main opposition party fails to be a match for the current Yoon Suk Yeol administration," Lee said in a keynote speech at a national c...
A group of former lawmakers and mayors quit the main opposition Democratic Party on Monday, saying they would join a new party that former DP leader Lee Nak-yon is trying to launch, amid attention over how deep the DP's split will go. The departures of the five people -- former lawmakers Shin Kyoung-min and Choi Woon-youl, former Goyang Mayor Choi Sung, former Bucheon Mayor Jang Deog-cheon and former Jecheon May...
A group of former lawmakers and mayors quit the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Monday, saying they would join a new party that former DPK leader Lee Nak-yon is trying to launch, amid attention over how deep the DPK's split will go.
By AsiaToday reporter Park Ji-eunA total of 14 potential candidates for the upcoming general elections announced Wednesday a joint declaration to give..
With the country's record-low birth rate expected to fall even further next year, regional governments across the country have been implementing policies to motivate South Korean families to have more children. A December report by Statistics Korea projected that the country's total fertility rate -- the number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime -- will be 0.68 in 2024 and 0.65 in 2025....