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Govt. vows efforts for police reform legislationJan 31, 2020South Korea will make efforts to get legislation of police reform bills passed in the first half of 2020 in its drive to follow up on the parliamentary passage of key prosecution reform bills, the pr... -
Ahn’s ‘new politics’ mantra getting oldJan 30, 2020Centrist politician talks of a “new politics,” but does he have what it takes? -
Ulsan mayor, several former Cheong Wa Dae officials indicted over election-meddling scandalJan 29, 2020Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho was indicted Wednesday on charges of violating election law, as the prosecution's probe into a 2018 election-meddling scandal involving Cheong Wa Dae is apparently drawing t... -
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[Newsmaker] Ahn quits own Bareunmirae party, likely to create new oneJan 29, 2020Former presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo said Wednesday he has decided to leave the party he co-founded two years ago, in an apparent move to create a new group for the April general elections. T... -
Cheong Wa Dae secretary quizzed by prosecutors over election-meddling scandalJan 29, 2020State prosecutors summoned a secretary to President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday over the allegations that Cheong Wa Dae is involved in an Ulsan mayor election scandal. Lee Gwang-cheol, secretary for ci... -
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[Newsmaker] Ex-presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo defects from minor opposition partyJan 29, 2020Ahn Cheol-soo, a former presidential candidate, announced Wednesday that he will defect from the minor opposition party that he previously co-founded, as he has resumed political activity ahead of th... -
Will Im Jong-seok return to politics for upcoming elections?Jan 25, 2020Ahead of the April 15 general elections, Im Jong-seok, former chief of staff to President Moon Jae-in, is back in the media spotlight amid rampant speculation over his next career move. He left poli... -
Former PM announces bid to run in Seoul's Jongno in upcoming electionsJan 23, 2020Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Thursday accepted the Democratic Party's offer to run in Jongno, a key constituency in central Seoul, in the upcoming general elections. Lee, a former journalist... -
Who’s to be condemned in the elections?Jan 23, 2020Rival parties all out to sway voter sentiment during Seollal holidays -
Senior prosecutors leading major probes replaced in reshuffleJan 23, 2020The justice ministry announced a reshuffle Thursday, replacing senior prosecutors who have led probes into high-profile cases involving former and current presidential officials. The move affected s... -
Proposed new merged conservative party has 25% approval ratingJan 22, 2020One in four South Koreans said they would support a new party created after the merger of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party and the minor New Conservative Party, receiving a lower rating than t... -
LKP vows push for constitutional revision through election victoryJan 22, 2020The head of South Korea's main opposition party said Wednesday it will seek a new constitutional system to check the "regal" power of the country's president, claiming its harmful consequences are pr... -
Hormuz troop dispatch plan causes political controversyJan 22, 2020The South Korean government's decision to send troops to the Strait of Hormuz triggered political debate, with the ruling and opposition parties at odds over the highly controversial issue, especiall... -
Moon picks Cho Kuk's ex-assistant as new presidential secretaryJan 20, 2020President Moon Jae-in appointed a lawyer who worked as a policy assistant to former Justice Minister Cho Kuk as a new presidential secretary Monday, a choice expected to trigger public controversy. ... -
Moon to hold 1st weekly meeting with new prime ministerJan 20, 2020President Moon Jae-in will have his first weekly consultation with Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Monday, Cheong Wa Dae officials said, as the president is seeking to give him more authority over s...
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