Most Popular
-
1
Who's lying? Hybe vs. Min conflict continues to intensify
-
2
Seoul should engage Kim Jong-un’s elites for change, ex-North Korean diplomat says
-
3
Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon resignation
-
4
Most teen sex offenders get away with slap on wrist
-
5
Ex-Trump official calls for S. Korea to raise defense spending to 3 or 3.5% of GDP
-
6
Man sentenced to 1 year, 8 months for stealing from elementary school classrooms
-
7
FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
-
8
Same-sex couple denied insurance clearance despite landmark ruling
-
9
Panmunjom tours for select Korean nationals may resume in October
-
10
Young Poong says no better offer for Korea Zinc
Yoo Seong-min, an independent lawmaker who left the ruling Saenuri Party, asked to be reinstated as a member on Tuesday after securing a parliamentary seat in last week's election.
The former Saenuri floor leader submitted a formal application to rejoin the party, along with some 300 other party members.
Yoo -- originally the key member of the faction that had a falling out with President Park Geun-hye -- left the party in March after the party's nomination committee did not give him a ticket to run for the April 13 polls.
Yoo managed to win his fourth parliamentary seat after taking the victory in an electorate in the central city of Daegu.
"I applied to rejoin the party as I promised earlier," Yoo told reporters, urging the party, which suffered a resounding defeat, to reform itself.
The Saenuri Party secured only 122 out of 300 total seats. It not only lost the majority but has been relegated to the position of the second-largest party in Parliament after the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea, which grabbed 123 seats.
By accepting more lawmakers into its ranks, Saenuri could again become the No. 1 party in the National Assembly, which could still allow it to secure the National Assembly speaker position. (Yonhap)
The former Saenuri floor leader submitted a formal application to rejoin the party, along with some 300 other party members.
Yoo -- originally the key member of the faction that had a falling out with President Park Geun-hye -- left the party in March after the party's nomination committee did not give him a ticket to run for the April 13 polls.
Yoo managed to win his fourth parliamentary seat after taking the victory in an electorate in the central city of Daegu.
"I applied to rejoin the party as I promised earlier," Yoo told reporters, urging the party, which suffered a resounding defeat, to reform itself.
The Saenuri Party secured only 122 out of 300 total seats. It not only lost the majority but has been relegated to the position of the second-largest party in Parliament after the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea, which grabbed 123 seats.
By accepting more lawmakers into its ranks, Saenuri could again become the No. 1 party in the National Assembly, which could still allow it to secure the National Assembly speaker position. (Yonhap)
![[Eye Interview] Classic womenswear master rethinks skills gap, creativity](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=652&simg=/content/image/2024/09/26/20240926050835_0.jpg&u=)
