Allegations against opposition lawmaker have led young people to abandon party, threatening its parliamentary majority
College student Shin Je-ha used to count himself a supporter of the Democratic Party (DP), the progressive main opposition that has long counted on the backing of young people like him.
But a recent scandal surrounding how one of the party’s lawmakers allegedly abused his position to enrich himself through cryptocurrency assets has Shin questioning his allegiance to the DP
College student Shin Je-ha used to count himself a supporter of the Democratic Party (DP), the progressive main opposition that has long counted on the backing of young people like him.
But a recent scandal surrounding how one of the party’s lawmakers allegedly abused his position to enrich himself through cryptocurrency assets has Shin questioning his allegiance to the DP
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