SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling People Power Party (PPP) suspended the membership of former leader Lee Jun-seok for another year Friday in addition to a six-month suspension imposed earlier, effectively thwarting his run in the 2024 general elections. The PPP’s ethics committee made the decision, holding Lee accountable for criticizing President Yoon [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The 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 “nonsense,” Lee told reporters [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling People Power Party suspended the party membership of leader Lee Jun-seok for six months Friday over allegations of sexual bribery and a cover-up, a decision that is expected to unseat him as party chairman, throw the party into confusion and deepen an intraparty power struggle. The PPP’s [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Jun-seok, the chief of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), has found himself at the center of controversy with daily attacks on a disability advocacy group over their rush-hour protests causing delays in subway services. Lee has been posting messages critical of the Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The conservative main opposition People Power Party (PPP) has seen an influx of new members, especially those in their 20s and 30s, in the wake of the sensational ascent of young new party leader Lee Jun-seok. According to party officials, some 23,000 people nationwide have joined the PPP as [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Jun-seok, the main opposition People Power Party’s young new chairman, on Monday committed to provide a “big tent” for opposition presidential candidates from both inside and outside the party. “A (potential) integration of opposition forces centered on our party is coming into view,” Lee said during a meeting [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Jun-seok, a 36-year-old politician with no experience as a lawmaker, won a victory Friday to take the helm of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) as the youngest-ever leader of a mainstream party in modern South Korean politics. Lee was announced the victor in the party’s convention [...]