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People Power Party

Will the PPP’s Attempt at an Anti-Lee Jae-myung Coalition Work?
By Mitch Shin
Would-be presidential candidates within the ruling People Power Party are looking to form a big tent to prevent the opposition leader from becoming president, but there’s reason for skepticism.

Will the PPP Survive After the Snap Presidential Election?
By Mitch Shin
The polls show the opposition leader will win a landslide victory, but the ruling People Power Party still maintains its stance that Yoon’s martial law was inevitable and justified.

Constitutional Court Upholds South Korean President’s Impeachment
By Mitch Shin
The Constitutional Court upheld Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment. As of April 4, Yoon is no longer president of South Korea and a snap election must take place within 60 days.

What’s Behind the Constitutional Court’s Delayed Verdict on Yoon Suk-yeol’s Impeachment?
By Mitch Shin
The Constitutional Court is taking longer than expected to issue its ruling. South Koreans are divided over how to interpret the delay.

South Koreans Separate Support on PPP and President Yoon
By Mitch Shin
Despite the public’s support for impeaching the South Korean president, the ruling People Power Party just outpolled the main opposition Democratic Party.

Lawmaker Kim Byung-joo: ‘Greatest Risk’ to South Korea Is ‘President Yoon Himself’
By Kenji Yoshida
Kim, a retired four-star Army general and Democratic Party lawmaker, says that “impeachment alone is insufficient” to address Yoon’s shocking declaration of martial law.

After Blocking Impeachment, South Korea’s PPP Wants to Absorb Yoon’s Presidential Powers
By Mitch Shin
Yoon implied that he would depute his presidential powers and authorities to the ruling party, but it is illegitimate for the PPP to exercise them.

PPP Neutralizes Vote to Impeach South Korea’s President
By Mitch Shin
With the ruling party holding a meeting to avoid the vote, the National Assembly was short of a quorum.

Yoon Accused of Trying to Arrest Key Political Leaders During Martial Law
By Mitch Shin
After the revelation, the leader of the ruling People Power Party called for Yoon's presidential authority to be suspended immediately.

South Korea’s PPP Decides to Protect Yoon Ahead of Impeachment Vote
By Mitch Shin
Despite the South Korean President’s illegal declaration of martial law, the ruling People Power Party leadership vowed to impede the opposition’s impeachment vote.

Why Is South Korea’s President Yoon So Unpopular?
By Mitch Shin
The majority of South Koreans think their president is not doing his job well, and there's no shortage of explanations.

Han Dong-hoon Elected Leader of South Korea’s Conservatives After Tumultuous Party Convention
By Kyle Pope and Simon Voget
As the new People Power Party leader, Han’s dynamic with President Yoon will shape the fortunes of both president and party.
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