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Minor candidate pulls out of main opposition party's leadership race

Rep. Kang Hoon-sik of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly on Seoul's Yeouido, Monday. YonhapA minor candidate on Monday dropped out of the race for chairmanship of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), turning the crucial election into a two-way competition.Rep. Kang Hoon-sik said he will withdraw his candidacy from the ongoing race for the new party leadership."Today, I stop challenging the leadership in the party," he said in a press conference. "I will leave the task to two other candidates."Kang was a distant third with a cumulative 6.83 percent of votes, trailing far behind front-runner Rep. Lee Jae-myung, former presidential candidate of the DPK, with 73.28 percent and Rep. Park Yong-jin with 19.9 percent after 12 primaries.The opposition party is set to hold a national convention on Aug. 28, when it will combine the votes of party members and the results of opinion polls to elect its next leader. (Yonhap)

Aug 15, 2022
Minor candidate pulls out of main opposition party's leadership race

FULL TEXT Address by President Yoon Suk-yeol on Korea's 77th Liberation Day

The following is the full text of a speech given by President Yoon Suk-yeol to mark the 77th Liberation Day on Monday.Address by President Yoon Suk-yeol on Korea's 77th Liberation DayMy beloved fellow Koreans, 7.5 million compatriots living abroad,Today we mark the 77th Liberation Day.I express my deepest gratitude and respect to our fallen forebears and patriots who sacrificed themselves for our independence. I also wish to convey my utmost respect to their families as well.As inscribed in the March 1st Declaration of Independence, the charter of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai and Yun Bong-gil's spirit of independence, the independence movement during Japanese colonial rule yearned for a democratic republic where the people are the rightful owners of their nation and where freedom, human rights and the rule of law reign supreme.The aim of the independence movement was never to build a totalitarian state that represses freedom and human rights. Our fallen forebears and patriots, as well as all Koreans, came together for the independence movement durin

Aug 15, 2022
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Ex-presidential candidate Lee wins Chungcheong provinces in vote for new DPK leadership

Rep. Lee Jae-myung of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea gives a speech seeking support for his bid for party leader at a convention center in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, on Aug. 14. Yonhap Rep. Lee Jae-myung, former presidential candidate of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), won the central Chungcheong provinces in an ongoing race for the new party leadership Sunday.Lee secured more than 70 percent of the vote in polls carried out in North Chungcheong Province, Sejong and Daejeon, and around 67 percent of the vote in South Chungcheong Province, according to the party. The tally was from voting by DPK members who pay party dues.The votes brought Lee's accumulated total to 73.28 percent of all votes cast, followed by Park Yong-jin with 19.9 percent and Kang Hoon-sik with 6.83 percent.Lee also won 79.69 percent support in the first round of a public opinion survey, followed by Park with 16.96 percent and Kang with 3.35 percent.L

Aug 14, 2022
Ex-presidential candidate Lee wins Chungcheong provinces in vote for new DPK leadership

Ruling party's internal feud intensifies after chairman's outcry

People Power Party Chairman Lee Jun-seok wipes tears during a press conference at the National Assembly on Yeouido, Seoul, Saturday. YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooContinued infighting within the ruling People Power Party (PPP) is anticipated to deepen further as the party remains divided and shows mixed responses to its suspended Chairman Lee Jun-seok's tearful outcry against the mainstream faction close to President Yoon Suk-yeol, who he claims plotted to strip him of the chairmanship.Lee held an hour-long press conference, Saturday, and lambasted “Yoonhaekgwan,” translated as Yoon's key associates in Korean, for not living up to people's expectations and losing public support.“The PPP, which is now loyal to a certain organization, should be burnt,” Lee said. “The party is now dying and nobody will vote for a dead party.”Lee named PPP floor leader Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, Reps. Chang Je-won and Lee Chul-gyu as Yoon's key associates and said they should run for office in opposition stronghold regions in the 2024 general election, in order to escape being blam

Aug 14, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
Ruling party's internal feud intensifies after chairman's outcry

Commemorating National Liberation Day

President Yoon Suk-yeol, center, takes part in a ceremony at the Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak District, Seoul, Sunday, to transfer the remains of 17 independence fighters buried at a cemetery in Northern Seoul to the Daejeon National Cemetery, ahead of the 77th National Liberation Day, today. Yonhap

Aug 14, 2022By Lee Hyo-jin
Commemorating National Liberation Day

Yoon renews pledge to honor people who sacrificed themselves for nation

President Yoon Suk-yeol delivers a speech marking the rite of placing the remains of 17 anti-Japanese Korean independence fighters at Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul's Dongjak District, Sunday. Yonhap President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday renewed his determination to create a nation where those who sacrificed themselves for the country are properly honored, a day before Liberation Day, celebrating the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule."The government will ensure that there is not an inch of negligence in honoring those who sacrificed and committed themselves to the nation and people," Yoon said in a speech during a ceremony to place the remains of 17 anti-Japanese Korean independence fighters at Seoul National Cemetery in southern Seoul."What we need to remember until the end is the heroes who have fallen for the independence of our country," Yoon said.The remains had been placed at a cemetery in northern Seoul but were laid to rest at

Aug 14, 2022
Yoon renews pledge to honor people who sacrificed themselves for nation
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Yoon to mark first 100 days in office amid unusually low approval ratings

President Yoon Suk-yeol answers reporters' questions as he arrives for work at the presidential office in Seoul's Yongsan District, Aug. 12. YonhapOne hundred days into office, President Yoon Suk-yeol has seen his approval ratings more than halve to somewhere around 25 percent in the wake of unpopular personnel appointments and policy proposals, but no dramatic remedies are in sight.Yoon was inaugurated on May 10 after winning the election by a margin of 0.73 percentage point, the closest vote ever in South Korea's history, foreshadowing a tough battle to win the hearts of not only his opponents but also the public at large.In his inauguration speech, he vowed to rebuild the nation on the foundation of a liberal democracy and a thriving market economy while promising South Korea's active participation in international affairs and an "audacious plan" to revive North Korea's economy in the event it took steps to denuclearize.His early days in office offered some sights to see.Unlike any previous president, Yoon commuted to work from his private residence. That was because he had insist

Aug 14, 2022
Yoon to mark first 100 days in office amid unusually low approval ratings

Ex-presidential candidate Lee wins more rounds of voting for new DPK leadership

Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Lee Jae-myung delivers a speech for a leadership election at a convention center in Busan, 453 kilometers south of Seoul, Aug. 13. Yonhap Rep. Lee Jae-myung, former presidential candidate of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), secured yet another victory in regional races to elect the new party leadership Saturday.Lee secured more than 70 percent of the vote in the polls carried out in the southeastern port cities of Busan and Ulsan, along with South Gyeongsang Province. The tally was from voting by DPK members who pay party dues. The front-runner has so far won 74.59 percent of all votes cast, followed by Park Yong-jin with 20.7 percent and Kang Hoon-sik with 4.7 percent.The previous weekend, Lee won overwhelming victories in three rounds of voting by DPK members of Gangwon Province, the southeastern city of Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, the southern resort city of Jeju and Incheon, just west of Seoul."More pe

Aug 13, 2022
Ex-presidential candidate Lee wins more rounds of voting for new DPK leadership

Suspended ruling party chief again cries foul over leadership switch

Suspended Chairman of the ruling People Power Party Lee Jun-seok speaks during a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 13. NewsisThe suspended chairman of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Lee Jun-seok, again cried foul Saturday over a party leadership switch, which he claims is aimed at removing him from his position.The PPP's move to switch to an emergency leadership system is "unfair" and "nonsensical," Lee told reporters in a news conference held just a few days after the PPP amended the party charter to switch to an emergency leadership system and named five-term Rep. Joo Ho-young as the interim leader. Under the party charter, Lee is supposed to lose his status as party chairman if the emergency leadership committee is established due to an emergency, including the dissolution of the Supreme Council.Lee's party membership was suspended last month by the PPP's ethics committee over allegations of sexual bribery and a cover-up, though he has claimed he is innocent. Earlier this week, Lee said he has filed for an injunction against the PPP's leadership transition.A hearing for Lee'

Aug 13, 2022
Suspended ruling party chief again cries foul over leadership switch

Ruling party politicians' visits to flood-damaged areas cause stir

Rep. Kim Sung-won of the ruling People Power Party, center wearing rose-colored scarf, says he honestly wishes it would rain more right now so that the photos would come out better during his visit to a severely flood-damaged area in Dongjak District, Seoul, Thursday. Screenshot from Channel ABy Lee Yeon-wooThe questionable attitudes of some ruling party politicians visiting areas damaged by this week's torrential rains and flooding have stirred up criticism from around the country, saying that such visits are not sincere and only for show. Rep. Kim Sung-won of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) fueled public anger when his remarks while visiting a neighborhood severely damaged by the rains and flooding ― Sadang-dong, Dongjak District, Seoul ― were picked up by a local broadcaster's camera, Thursday. Dongjak District is one of the areas in Seoul that was hit the hardest by the pounding rains earlier this week, and Kim was visiting the site to assist in a post-flood clean-up with PPP floor leader Kwon Seong-dong. “Honestly, I hope it rains right now so that the photos will come

Aug 12, 2022By Lee Yeon-woo
Ruling party politicians' visits to flood-damaged areas cause stir
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