Three-term lawmaker Jeong Jeom-sig has been elected floor leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), placing one of the conservative bloc’s most prominent pro-Yoon figures at the center of a debate over how the party should rebuild after its June 3 election defeat.

The 60-year-old former prosecutor won the floor leader election on June 10, defeating fellow lawmaker Kim Do-eup in a runoff by 55 votes to 48. In a speech before the vote, he pledged to broaden the party’s appeal beyond its traditional base.

“With the Yeongnam region serving as the foundation, we will expand into a