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[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'Will he be able to lead the country with such a biased mindset?'

Chung Ho-young, nominee for minister of health and welfare, is facing growing criticism over favoritism shown to his children, an issue that has produced particularly divisive in Korean politics in the past.

2022.4.19

People Power Party Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, right, cheers after being elected as the party's new floor leader, succeeding PPP Rep Kim Gi-hyeon, left, at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western, Seoul Friday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong elected new PPP floor leader

Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, a fourth-term lawmaker of the People Power Party (PPP) and a close aide of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, was elected the conservative party's new floor leader.

2022.4.10

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President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol does volunteer work serving free meals to the needy at a soup kitchen in the compound of Myeongdong Cathedral in central Seoul on Wednesday.

2022.3.30

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, left, holds a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Yoon tells Zelensky they should meet after war ends

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the phone Tuesday and proposed a meeting soon after the war with Russia ends.

2022.3.30

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'Why is Yoon making orders when Moon is still in office?'

A plan to create an extra budget to support small business owners affected by Covid-19 has received support from both sides of the aisle.

2022.3.30

President Moon Jae-in, left, and President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pose for a photo ahead of their first dinner meeting at the Blue House in central Seoul Monday, 19 days after the election. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

After 19 days, Moon and Yoon finally get together

President Moon Jae-in and President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol finally got together, 19 days after the March 9 election, Monday evening.

2022.3.28

President Moon Jae-in, left, and President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will hold their first dinner meeting at the Blue House in Seoul Monday. [JOONGANG PHOTO]

Moon and Yoon to finally meet on Monday

President Moon Jae-in and President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will hold their first meeting at the Blue House Monday evening, 19 days after the election.

2022.3.27

Park Soo-hyun, presidential senior secretary for public communication, says that President Moon Jae-in called for a meeting without conditions with President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol in a briefing Thursday at the Blue House in central Seoul. [YONHAP]

War of words continues between Moon, Yoon

President Moon Jae-in called for a meeting without conditions with President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, urging his successor to make up his own mind — and ignore the opinions of others.

2022.3.24

President Moon Jae-in, left, and President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, prosecutor general at the time, face each other at the Blue House in central Seoul on Nov. 8, 2019. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Both Moon and Yoon want to fill empty top posts

The president and his successor are butting heads on filling important positions like the central bank governor. A first meeting between President Moon Jae-in and President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday was canceled at the last minute.

2022.3.17

Yoon Suk-yeol, left, presidential candidate for the main opposition People Power Party, and Ahn Cheol-soo of the People's Party, announce an electoral alliance at the National Assembly in western Seoul on March 3. [NEWS1]

For PPP and PP, making up is hard to do

The opposition People Power Party (PPP) and People's Party (PP) are facing hurdles in a planned merger despite a last-minute alliance ahead of last week's presidential election, which their candidate won.

2022.3.16

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[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'Will he be able to lead the country with such a biased mindset?'

Lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong elected new PPP floor leader

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Yoon tells Zelensky they should meet after war ends

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'Why is Yoon making orders when Moon is still in office?'

After 19 days, Moon and Yoon finally get together

Moon and Yoon to finally meet on Monday

War of words continues between Moon, Yoon

Both Moon and Yoon want to fill empty top posts

For PPP and PP, making up is hard to do