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The Seokgwan-dong campus of the Korea National University of Arts. The university is one institution that that could be relocated. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Candidates pour in with pork-barrel relocation promises prior to election

With about a month to go before the June 3 local government elections, candidates are flooding the campaign trail with pork-barrel pledges and promises to relocate public institutions to their regions.

2026.4.29

President Lee Jae Myung, fifth from left, presides over a Cabinet meeting at the Blue House in central Seoul on March 31. [YONHAP]

Cabinet approves motion to make amendments to Constitution

The Cabinet approved a motion Monday to amend some texts in the Constitution, setting the stage for the National Assembly to vote on the proposed amendment. If passed by lawmakers, the amendment will be put to a national referendum.

2026.4.6

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Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung watches news of President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials while attending an emergency general meeting of lawmakers held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Jan. 15. [NEWS1]

Liberal DP, conservative PPP sharply divided on President Yoon's arrest

Responses to the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol were sharply divided along partisan lines on Wednesday.

2025.1.15

Lawmakers must unite to defend the economy

The legislature must be united in defending the economy.

2024.12.10

People Power Party Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo heads into the main chamber of the National Assembly to vote on the impeachment bill against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday.[YONHAP]

PPP lawmakers bombarded by texts, fear for safety as public pressure for impeachment grows

PPP lawmakers are under heavy pressure to support the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after Yoon’s botched declaration of martial law last week, with some legislators being bombarded with text messages from tens of thousands of citizens.

2024.12.9

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Lawmakers safely secured extra budgets of 252 billion won ($181 million) over the last four years for their pork-barrel projects in the course of deliberations on next year’s budget.

2024.11.27

The good, the bad and the ugly

I hope our lawmakers to learn manners before being elected lawmakers.

2024.10.30

Help!

The People Power Party (PPP) is in crisis after a list of the names of its former and current lawmakers has been released by a former employee of a survey company owned by self-proclaimed “political broker” Myung Tae-kyun.

2024.10.23

The iconic democracy fighter’s last words

Chang underscored the importance of “rational thinking beyond the boundaries of conservative or liberal ideology.”

2024.9.22

Here I am!

Amid political battles in the National Assembly, Korea's stock market tumbled Monday due to deepening concerns about the possibility of a recession hitting the United States.

2024.8.5