{"id":2205900,"date":"2024-07-24T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T23:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2205900"},"modified":"2024-07-23T17:46:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T08:46:57","slug":"newly-elected-ruling-party-leader-will-emerge-as-a-challenge-and-asset-for-yoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/07\/newly-elected-ruling-party-leader-will-emerge-as-a-challenge-and-asset-for-yoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly-elected ruling party leader will emerge as a challenge and asset for Yoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea\u2019s ruling People Power Party (PPP) elected <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/03\/korea-insider-han-dong-hoons-rise-from-prosecutor-to-presidential-frontrunner\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Han Dong-hoon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplepowerparty.kr\/news\/notice_view\/102443\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new leader<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with nearly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.kbs.co.kr\/news\/pc\/view\/view.do?ncd=8018849\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">63%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the votes on Tuesday. Three other candidates ran for the position: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/05\/na-kyung-won-a-five-term-lawmaker-who-may-soon-lead-the-conservative-party\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Na Kyung-won,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Won Hee-ryong and Yoon Sang-hyun. The other three candidates trailed behind Han, and they failed to consolidate their candidacies to defeat Han. Han secured a majority of the votes in the four-way race, nullifying the need for a runoff election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Han returns to head the party nearly three months after he resigned as interim leader to take responsibility for the party\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/04\/south-koreas-opposition-triumphs-in-general-elections-dealing-blow-to-yoon\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">defeat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in April\u2019s parliamentary elections. The party did not have a formal leader for seven months since the last party leader, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/12\/south-koreas-ruling-party-faces-leadership-void-as-kim-gi-hyeon-resigns\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim Gi-hyeon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, suddenly resigned in December.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHY IT MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Han\u2019s election as PPP leader signals a potentially contentious relationship with President Yoon Suk-yeol on the surface. Han\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/07\/why-frontrunner-for-south-koreas-ruling-party-leader-is-distancing-from-yoon\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">past actions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as ignoring the first lady\u2019s text messages about the Dior bag scandal and pledging to propose a special counsel investigation into the death of a marine\u2014which Yoon previously vetoed\u2014indicate a willingness to challenge the president. This stance could increase friction between the party and the presidential office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Han\u2019s leadership may inadvertently strengthen Yoon\u2019s position against the opposition bloc\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/07\/why-a-viral-petition-to-impeach-south-koreas-president-is-unlikely-to-succeed\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">impeachment efforts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. By distancing himself and the party from Yoon, Han would be able to present the PPP as a more objective party rather than a rubber stamp for the president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This perceived independence could make it harder for the opposition to justify <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/07\/why-a-viral-petition-to-impeach-south-koreas-president-is-unlikely-to-succeed\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">impeachment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on allegations of unchecked presidential power. Moreover, Han\u2019s stance might satisfy some public demand for accountability without resorting to impeachment, potentially reducing support for the Democratic Party\u2019s more extreme measures against Yoon.<\/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>South Korea\u2019s ruling People Power Party (PPP) elected Han Dong-hoon as its new leader with nearly 63% of the votes on Tuesday. Three other candidates ran for the position: Na Kyung-won, Won Hee-ryong and Yoon Sang-hyun. The other three candidates trailed behind Han, and they failed to consolidate their candidacies to defeat Han. 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