An unpopular president and resilient opposition leader may be incentivizing conservatives to give Ahn Cheol-soo a chance
When President Yoon Suk-yeol fired legislator Na Kyung-won from key positions last month, he sent a clear message that Na did not have his blessing to be the next leader of the conservative People Power Party (PPP).
Na’s poll numbers subsequently plummeted and her frontrunner status evaporated. She soon announced that she would not run for the ruling PPP’s leadership election, as Yoon made his mark on his party.
When President Yoon Suk-yeol fired legislator Na Kyung-won from key positions last month, he sent a clear message that Na did not have his blessing to be the next leader of the conservative People Power Party (PPP).
Na’s poll numbers subsequently plummeted and her frontrunner status evaporated. She soon announced that she would not run for the ruling PPP’s leadership election, as Yoon made his mark on his party.
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