PPP in total disarray: no renewal, no message, no direction
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) is slipping deeper into political turmoil, caught between hard-line supporters and a widening public backlash. Since the martial law crisis late last year under then-President Yoon Suk Yeol of the PPP, political observers say the country's main conservative party has yet to show any signs of reform. It has instead relied on boycotts of parliamentary sessions and government events, along with inflammatory rhetoric and internal feuds that have alienated moderate voters. The party’s boycott of President Lee Jae Myung’s policy speech, its declaration of “total war” against the administration, and a series of verbal gaffes by senior members have reinforced its image as combative but purposeless. Even during last month’s parliamentary audit, the PPP failed to mount a single effective challenge, fueling perceptions that the opposition has lost its political edge entirely. “Today’s PPP can hardly be called a healthy opposition,” political commentator Park Sang-byoung said. “The party is paralyzed by a self-serving system dominated by
