Gap narrows between ruling, main opposition parties ahead of local elections: Poll The gap in approval ratings for the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) remains considerable, though it continued to narrow this week, a poll showed Friday. 2026.5.15
People Power Party nominates three-term lawmaker Choo Kyung-ho for Daegu mayor election The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Sunday nominated three-term lawmaker Rep. Choo Kyung-ho as its candidate for the mayor of Daegu, a major conservative stronghold, for the upcoming June 3 local elections. 2026.4.26
PPP Rep. Joo Ho-young to not run for Daegu mayor after court sides with party over his exclusion PPP Rep. Joo Ho-young announced Thursday he will not run for mayor of of Daegu after a high court dismissed the conservative heavyweight's injunction request to suspend the party's decision to exclude him from the primary. 2026.4.23
Politician under fire for fanfic he wrote about singer IU Jang Ye-chan, a 34-year-old candidate for head of the youth division of the People Power Party (PPP), came under fire after his past fanfic that allegedly depicts female singer IU in an inappropriate manner surfaced on Sunday ... 2023.2.27
DP's Lee Jae-myung to run for parliamentary seat in Korea's by-elections Lee Jae-myung, defeated presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), announced he will run for a parliamentary seat in the by-elections next month. 2022.5.8
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![Rep. Choo Kyung-ho of the People Power Party, accused of obstructing lawmakers from voting to lift martial law on the Dec. 3, 2024, leaves Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi, on Dec. 3, 2025, after a court dismissed a request for his arrest warrant. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12529464.jpg?imageId=12529464&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Rep. Joo Ho-young, a six-term lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party, speaks in the National Assembly briefing room in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul, on April 23. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12557240.jpg?imageId=12557240&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Politician and former web novelist Jang Ye-chan [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11801981.jpg?imageId=11801981&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Lee Jae-myung, defeated presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), waves to the crowd in Gyeyang District, Incheon, on Sunday, as he holds a press conference to announce he will run for a parliamentary seat representing the constituency in the by-elections next month. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11050026.jpg?imageId=11050026&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)