Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok, close ally of ex-President Yoon, elected as PPP's new leader
Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok of the People Power Party holds the party's flag after being elected the main opposition party's new leader at the National Assembly Library in Seoul, Tuesday. Joint Press Corps
By Yonhap
Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok, a close ally of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, was elected as the new leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesday.
Jang beat former presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo by 2,366 votes in a runoff election, according to the PPP
Jang's victory comes as the conservative party has struggled with internal strife after former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed attempt to impose martial law in December and its subsequent defeat in the June presidential election.