South Korea politics

An interview with the former third-party presidential candidate turned PPP lawmaker.

The attack Thursday on Bae Hyunjin, a member of the conservative ruling party, came just weeks after a man stabbed opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neck.

Former Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon is the PPP's new leader, but it remains to be seen whether he can step out from President Yoon's shadow.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, was attacked during a tour of Busan.

The popular former party chair could rescue the ruling PPP’s chances next April – or he could torpedo the conservative party’s odds.

A major by-election defeat provided a wake-up call, yet intra-party rifts are hard to wish away. 

Despite persistently high approval ratings, former President Moon did not pursue major reforms. President Yoon, with low numbers, is promising to do just that.

No top-level officials have been held accountable for the crowd crush that killed 159 people during Halloween celebrations.

Will the prosecutor-turned-president resist the temptation to target his predecessor with legal investigations in a bid to shore up his political base?

The judge said the evidence collected so far raises “substantial suspicion” about Lee’s involvement in the Seongnam development case, but not to a level that warrants his detainment.

Despite the Democratic Party's majority, lawmakers voted to allow the party’s chair, Lee Jae-myung, to be arrested amid several corruption investigations.