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Proposal to abolish gender equality ministry reemerges as key issue ahead of elections

The abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is once again emerging as an election issue, with politicians looking to exploit the deepening gender divide among young Koreans as the April 10 general elections approach.

Feb 23, 2024By Lee Hyo-jin
Proposal to abolish gender equality ministry reemerges as key issue ahead of elections

DPK leader Lee denies allegations of unfair party nominations

Main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday rejected accusations he is sidelining lawmakers not aligned with him from candidate nominations for April's general elections, and flatly rejected calls for his resignation.

Feb 22, 2024
DPK leader Lee denies allegations of unfair party nominations

Steadfast or stubborn? Yoon pursues controversial policies before April elections

As the April 10 general elections approach, President Yoon Suk Yeol is championing contentious policies, including the expansion of annual enrollment quotas at medical schools and the abolition of the gender equality ministry.

Feb 22, 2024By Nam Hyun-woo
Steadfast or stubborn? Yoon pursues controversial policies before April elections

Ruling party chief slams rival camp for helping rise of radicals

Han Dong-hoon, interim chief of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), condemned the main opposition party, Thursday, for joining forces with North Korean regime sympathizers and with other radical political orientations for the upcoming elections.

Feb 22, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Ruling party chief slams rival camp for helping rise of radicals

PPP nominates incumbent lawmakers, lacks fresh faces in candidate selection

With less than 50 days left before the general elections, the ruling People Power Party's (PPP) candidate nomination process appears to be sailing smoothly – at least on the surface.

Feb 22, 2024By Lee Hyo-jin
PPP nominates incumbent lawmakers, lacks fresh faces in candidate selection

Yoon leaves gender minister position unfilled in step to abolish ministry: official

President Yoon Suk Yeol's decision to leave the gender equality minister's position unfilled is a signal of his commitment to abolish the ministry as planned even without the legal revision necessary to make it official, a senior presidential official said Thursday.

Feb 22, 2024
Yoon leaves gender minister position unfilled in step to abolish ministry: official

Former presidential aide eyes Assembly seat to 'correct' Yoon's economic policies

Kim Seong-jin, a former presidential secretary under the previous Moon Jae-in administration, is seeking a seat in the National Assembly in the upcoming April 10 general elections, saying President Yoon Suk Yeol's economic policies are not improving people's livelihoods.

Feb 21, 2024By Nam Hyun-woo
Former presidential aide eyes Assembly seat to 'correct' Yoon's economic policies

Yoon vows to revise greenbelt regulations to boost industries

President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Wednesday to make sweeping changes to regulations governing the use of "greenbelt" zones, or land protected from development to preserve the environment, to secure more plots to build cutting-edge industries.

Feb 21, 2024
Yoon vows to revise greenbelt regulations to boost industries

After split, minor parties compete to woo lawmakers

The Reform Party and the Saemirae Party are speeding up their respective preparations for the April 10 general elections following a not-so-amicable split. Tight competition is expected between the two parties as they strive to recruit lawmakers to secure an advantage in the upcoming elections.

Feb 21, 2024By Lee Hyo-jin
After split, minor parties compete to woo lawmakers

PPP renews commitment to merging Seoul with adjacent cities ahead of elections

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) renewed its commitment Wednesday to administrative district reorganization aimed at including Gimpo and other adjacent cities in Seoul as it wooed voters in such cities ahead of April's general elections.

Feb 21, 2024
PPP renews commitment to merging Seoul with adjacent cities ahead of elections
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