{"id":2203584,"date":"2024-01-23T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2203584"},"modified":"2024-01-22T18:02:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T09:02:47","slug":"rift-between-president-and-ruling-party-chief-surfaces-as-general-elections-loom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/01\/rift-between-president-and-ruling-party-chief-surfaces-as-general-elections-loom\/","title":{"rendered":"Rift between president and ruling party chief surfaces as general elections loom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Han Dong-hoon, the interim leader of South Korea\u2019s ruling People Power Party (PPP), has publicly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yna.co.kr\/view\/AKR20240122024351001?section=politics\/all&amp;site=major_news01_related\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">confirmed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that he was requested to resign by President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s chief of staff, Lee Kwan-sup, but has chosen to reject the request. This revelation highlights an unexpected rift between Yoon and the interim party leader, particularly as tensions mount over how to address <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20240119007600315?section=search\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allegations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> involving the first lady, Kim Keon-hee, receiving a luxury bag as a gift in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The refusal by Han, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hani.co.kr\/arti\/politics\/politics_general\/1121056.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">close confidant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Yoon, to step down from his leadership position within the PPP signals potential instability within the party. This comes at a crucial time as the party faces internal debates on addressing public and legal scrutiny ahead of the parliamentary elections in April, thereby casting a shadow on the party\u2019s unity and future political maneuvers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rift between Yoon and Han, both former prosecutors, is unexpected. Han once led the now-defunct anti-corruption and violent crimes division in the Prosecutors\u2019 Office, and he gained recognition during the Moon Jae-in administration but was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/korean\/news-55054914\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">demoted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Yoon, then the prosecutor general, amid conflicts with then-Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tension, amplified by criticisms of Han\u2019s closeness to Yoon from figures across the political spectrum like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jwp615\/posts\/pfbid026d4kc2jga6MeJFpy5Eqm8Uzp7cda7KgvYsB5yrV2pta5bdW1qshRBybmcgY5QLDwl?locale=ko_KR\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Park Jie-won<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joongang.co.kr\/article\/25216388#home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hong Joon-pyo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, raises questions about internal discord within the PPP. This discord is notable as it occurs after Yoon <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20240105000202\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exercised his veto power<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> earlier this month to block an investigation into the first lady\u2019s alleged involvement in stock manipulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.co.kr\/gallupdb\/reportContent.asp?seqNo=1452\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallup Korea survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows Yoon\u2019s approval ratings showing a slight decline. With parliamentary elections approaching on April 10, the public display of discord between the presidential office and the ruling party\u2019s leadership could be detrimental, potentially signaling disunity and weakening the party\u2019s position in the upcoming election.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/domestic-politics\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Han Dong-hoon, the interim leader of South Korea\u2019s ruling People Power Party (PPP), has publicly confirmed that he was requested to resign by President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s chief of staff, Lee Kwan-sup, but has chosen to reject the request. This revelation highlights an unexpected rift between Yoon and the interim party leader, particularly as tensions mount [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2203585,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[27],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rift between president and ruling party chief surfaces as general elections loom - KOREA PRO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/01\/rift-between-president-and-ruling-party-chief-surfaces-as-general-elections-loom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rift between president and ruling party chief surfaces as general elections loom - KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Han Dong-hoon, the interim leader of South Korea\u2019s ruling People Power Party (PPP), has publicly confirmed that he was requested to resign by President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s chief of staff, Lee Kwan-sup, but has chosen to reject the request. 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