{"id":2204057,"date":"2024-03-04T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2204057"},"modified":"2024-03-03T23:35:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T14:35:47","slug":"ruling-party-welcomes-national-assembly-deputy-speaker-from-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/03\/ruling-party-welcomes-national-assembly-deputy-speaker-from-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruling party welcomes National Assembly deputy speaker from opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim Young-joo, a four-term lawmaker who recently resigned from the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), is set to join the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Monday, March 4. This move comes after she met with PPP interim leader Han Dong-hoon on Friday. Kim <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/youngjoo2012\/posts\/pfbid024j1H6unVnpiDGbtX53eEV4i4mbc86jkLdcPwSJdTGibeD1Sjyo2QZ5wcdVrhHLgBl\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on social media that Han suggested she join the PPP during their meeting to expand the party\u2019s base to include centrist voters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/world.kbs.co.kr\/service\/news_view.htm?lang=e&amp;Seq_Code=183787\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> her decision to leave the DP in February when the party informed her that she <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/03\/election-watch-south-korean-opposition-in-turmoil-over-how-it-selects-lawmakers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ranked<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within the bottom 20% in parliamentary activities. The PPP will likely nominate Kim for Seoul\u2019s Yeongdeungpo District A once it formally accepts her into the party.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim\u2019s decision to join the PPP could bolster the party\u2019s appeal among centrist voters, particularly those who do not identify with any party. However, her tenure as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moel.go.kr\/cyber\/intro\/hist\/view.do;jsessionid=7rdNEala2fXBOrFxygBnYOt8Cpj893kJc7wzh2a0eGRWqLV7MXzY0ah451A20bYc.moel_was_outside_servlet_www2?seq=58\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minister of Employment and Labor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from 2017 to 2018 under President Moon Jae-in, marked by initiatives like the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/11\/south-koreas-plan-to-modify-52-hour-workweek-cap-likely-to-meet-mixed-reactions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52-hour workweek<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a significant <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20170717007200315\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">minimum wage hike<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, once drew conservative ire. Joining the PPP, rather than Lee Nak-yon\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/02\/centrist-dreams-falter-as-south-koreas-big-tent-party-collapses\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Futures Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, suggests a calculated move, potentially driven by vindication, casting a shadow over this alliance\u2019s sincerity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim\u2019s switch underscores <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/category\/south-korea-news-podcast\/latest\/unyielding-doctor-strike-lee-nak-yon-the-centrist-reassessing-history-ep-7\/2204029\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the DP\u2019s internal disarray<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, painting a bleak picture for its general election prospects. However tenuous, the PPP\u2019s broadened base signals possible policy realignments to the political center. This development warrants scrutiny for its broader implications on the country\u2019s economic and labor policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/domestic-politics\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/korea-elections-2024\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Elections 2024<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Young-joo, a four-term lawmaker who recently resigned from the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), is set to join the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Monday, March 4. This move comes after she met with PPP interim leader Han Dong-hoon on Friday. Kim wrote on social media that Han suggested she join the PPP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2204058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[27,34],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ruling party welcomes National Assembly deputy speaker from opposition - 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\/03\/ruling-party-welcomes-national-assembly-deputy-speaker-from-opposition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ruling party welcomes National Assembly deputy speaker from opposition - KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kim Young-joo, a four-term lawmaker who recently resigned from the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), is set to join the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Monday, March 4. 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