This composite photo, provided by the candidates' offices, shows former ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon, left, Rep. Na Kyung-won, second from left, Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun, third from left, and former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong at various events, July 20-21, to drum up support for their bid as new PPP leader.
Yonhap The ruling People Power Party (PPP) was set to hold a national convention Tuesday to elect a new party leader to head the embattled party following the party's crushing defeat in April's parliamentary elections. The party convention comes nearly three months after former interim leader Han Dong-hoon resigned after the general elections to take responsibility for the defeat. Han, running again to become the new PPP chief, is leading the race by a relatively significant margin, according to opinion polls.
The four-way race includes runner-up Rep. Na Kyung-won, a five-term lawmaker, and two other contenders: former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong and five-term Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun.
PPP leadership race fails to attract attention amid mudslinging 2024-07-22 16:22 | Politics Eyes are on whether Han will secure a majority in the first vote to head off a runoff. Han, who had been considered a close ally to President Yoon Suk Yeol, had clashed with Yoon over a number of politically sensitive issues in the run-up to the general elections, including how to handle allegations that first lady Kim Keon Hee received a luxury bag as a gift in 2022. Tensions between H.