Ex-deputy prime minister takes helm of troubled ruling party
Hwang Woo-yea, who was deputy prime minister for former President Park Geun-hye, was tapped Monday as the temporary leader of the ruling People Power Party that is still reeling in the aftermath of its painful defeat in the April 10 general election for the National Assembly. Hwang, 77, is to take the helm of the People Power Party leadership until a new one is picked at a party convention that remains at least a few months away. The new ruling party leader-to-be was a judge in Seoul before he s
April 29, 2024