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DP Leader Lee Indicted for Alleged Election Law Violations

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was indicted on Thursday for allegations that he violated the election law by making false statements related to two land development projects in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, during his presidential campaign last year. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office charged Lee, the chairman of [...]

DP Chief Says Biden Encouraged Her to Become ‘Bigger Politician’

SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Ji-hyun, the 26-year-old co-head of the main opposition Democratic Party’s (DP) interim leadership committee, said Tuesday that U.S. President Joe Biden wished her to be a “bigger politician.” Park and Biden met during the state dinner that President Yoon Suk-yeol hosted at the National Museum of Korea for [...]