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Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, left, speaks to President Yoon Suk Yeol over tea at the presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Monday afternoon. [YONHAP]

DP's Lee urges president to accept election verdict, cooperate with Assembly

Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to support his party's economic stimulus proposals and consult with the DP-controlled National Assembly in the pair's first official meeting on Monday.

2024.4.29

Hong Chul-ho, the senior presidential secretary for political affairs, announces that President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung on Monday during a press briefing at the presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Friday. [YONHAP]

President Yoon and DP leader Lee agree to meet on Monday

President Yoon Suk Yeol will hold talks with liberal Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung at the presidential office on Monday, according to the presidential office on Friday.

2024.4.26

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President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, speaks at a luncheon held for outgoing People Power Party lawmakers at the Blue House in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

DP hard-liners urge party chief to ask tough questions during Yoon talks

Empowered by their landslide victory in the recent general election, hardline voices within the liberal Democratic Party (DP) are calling on leader Lee Jae-myung to raise contentious issues during his proposed meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2024.4.24

People Power Party floor leader Yun Jae-ok speaks at a meeting of the party's lawmakers at the National Assembly on Tuesday morning. [YONHAP]

PPP floor leader knocks DP chief's economic proposals ahead of Yoon talks

Conservative People Power Party (PPP) floor leader Yun Jae-ok on Tuesday called on rival Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung to propose “more effective measures” to stimulate the economy in his upcoming talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2024.4.23

President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung

Defection of Yoon voters fueled DP victory: Poll

One out of ten people who voted for President Yoon Suk Yeol two years ago swung for the opposing Democratic Party (DP) in the April 10 general election, according to a JoongAng Ilbo survey released Monday.

2024.4.22

President Yoon Suk Yeol pays tribute at the April 19th National Cemetery in Gangbuk District, northern Seoul, on Friday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating dives to historic low of 23%

Yoon’s approval rating dipped to a historic low of 23 percent, dropping by 11 percentage points compared to the previous rating from the last week of March.

2024.4.19

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung speaks during an election committee disbandment ceremony at the party's headquarters in western Seoul on last Thursday, a day after April 10 general election. [NEWS1]

First-time lawmakers mostly align with DP leader Lee

First-time lawmakers aligned with Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung are emerging as the party’s new mainstream following last week’s general election. Of the parliamentary debutantes, 39 lawmaker-elects have political kinship with Lee.

2024.4.16

Election officials tally the proportional representation votes by hand after the April 10 general election in Daegu. [NEWS1]

Invalid proportional representation votes hit new record of 1.31 million

The number of invalid proportional representation votes from the April 10 general election reached an all-time high of 1.31 million. This is the highest number since the party voting system was first introduced in 2004.

2024.4.15

The People Power Party's Na Kyung-won, left, gives her acceptance speech after winning in Seoul's Dongjak-B District on Thursday. The Democratic Party's Choo Mi-ae, right, waves to Hanam residents after securing a seat for the Hanam-A constituency on Thursday. [YONHAP, NEWS1]

Voters send record number of women to Korea's parliament

The April 10 general election saw a record 36 women directly elected to seats in the 22nd National Assembly, breaking the previous high of 29 women elected to the 21st National Assembly in 2020.

2024.4.12

From left: Democratic Party (DP) Rep. Jeon Yong-gi, who is 32 years old and the youngest legislator-elect in the April 20 general election; DP's Park Jie-won, former head of Korea's National Intelligence Service, who is the oldest among the elected candidates at 81 years old [NEWS1]

Korea elects its oldest-ever National Assembly

The average age of the 300 elected candidates in the April 10 general election is 56.3 years, with the age gap between the oldest and the youngest legislator-elects standing at 49 years, according to data compiled by the National Election Commission.