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Party chief apologizes amid suspicions that mayor candidate staged attack

Lee Jun-seok apologized and vowed to pursue legal action as police investigate whether the ex-Busan mayoral candidate Jeong I-han fabricated an assault on the campaign trail.

2026.6.18

Rebuilding Korea Party candidate Cho Kuk, who ran in the National Assembly by-election for the Pyeongtaek B constituency, concedes defeat at his campaign office in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on June 4. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Minor parties fail to break Korea's two-party mold with disappointing local election, by-election results

The June 3 local elections turned into a two-party affair for the liberal Democratic Party (DP) and the conservative People Power Party (PPP), leaving the country's smaller parties with almost nothing to show.

2026.6.4

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Lee Jun-seok, left, leader of the minor conservative Reform Party, speaks with conservative People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok at his protest site in the National Assembly Rotunda Hall in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Jan. 21, as Jang marks one week of a hunger strike. [NEWS1]

PPP, Reform Party leaders sponsor bill to verify online users' nationalities ahead of elections

Conservative People Power Party (PPP) leader Jang Dong-hyeok and minor conservative Reform Party leader Lee Jun-seok jointly sponsored a bill on Friday aimed at preventing foreign nationals from distorting public opinion.

2026.2.7

Democratic Party floor leader Kim Byung-kee, right, speaks during a supreme council meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Dec 22. [YONHAP]

DP does about-face, agrees to Unification Church probe as public pressure mounts

The liberal Democratic Party (DP) said Monday that it would accept a special prosecutor probe into the Unification Church, just one day after the conservative People Power Party (PPP) and minor conservative Reform Party reached a surprise agreement.

2025.12.22

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the minor conservative Reform Party, appears before the Min Joong-ki special counsel team in downtown Seoul on Dec. 21. [YONHAP]

Reform Party leader questioned for election meddling allegations linked to ex-first lady

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the minor conservative Reform Party, underwent nearly 10 hours of questioning Sunday by a special counsel team over allegations of election meddling linked to former first lady Kim Keon Hee.

2025.12.22

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol announces a state of emergency martial law on Dec. 3, 2024. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

A year on from martial law crisis, political polarization is more ingrained, survey finds

One year after a blindsiding martial law decree threw Korea into turmoil, a new poll shows that a majority of the public believes the country has grown even more politically divided, with voters split not who to blame and the ensuing landscape shift.

2025.12.1

Reform Party Rep. Lee Jun-seok speaks during a party meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul on Sept. 22. [NEWS1]

Reform Party leader responds to backlash over Dongtan meme comments

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reform Party and lawmaker representing Hwaseong B District in Gyeonggi, signaled legal action on Thursday after controversy erupted over comments he made on social media regarding the so-called "Dongtan Missy Look" meme.

2025.10.10

A poster promoting a StarCraft competition between (from left) liberal Democratic Party Rep. Mo Gyeong-jong, minor conservative Reform Party Rep. Lee Jun-seok and conservative People Power Party Rep. Kim Jae-sub [JOONGANG ILBO]

DP, PPP can't even play video games together without disagreements, insults

An online video gaming tournament aimed to facilitate friendship among rival political parties is doing the exact opposite, as it draws criticism from both sides and lawmakers over its content and timing.

2025.10.2

Reform Party officials are seen inside party leader Lee Jun-seok's office at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul on July 28. [LIM HYUN-DONG]

Reform Party office raid renews accusations of politicized special counsel probes

Reform Party Rep. Lee Jun-seok's home and National Assembly office were raided by investigators from the Kim Keon Hee special counsel team, escalating political tensions and prompting accusations of politically motivated targeting.

2025.7.28

Lee Jun-seok, then presidential candidate for the Reform Party, speaks to party members at the National Assemby in western Seoul on the results from Korea's 2025 presidential election on June 3. [NEWS1]

Police look into scam by fake reporter following Lee Jun-seok

A man who posed as a foreign correspondent to gain access to Lee Jun-seok, then Reform Party candidate for Korea's 2025 presidential election, is under police investigation for fraud.

2025.7.24