Race for Liberty Korea Party's national convention kicks off with ex-PM's announcement for candidacy
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We have less than a month before South Korea's main opposition party holds its national convention.
One high profile figure, a former Prime Minister, grabbed attention by throwing his hat in the ring.
Kim Mok-yeon zooms in on how things are shaping up for the big event on February 27th.
"No matter what difficulties we might face, I will always work with my fellow members to defend the party.
I will devote my life to saving the country and its people, and to open a new era in Korean politics."
That's what the former Prime Minister said as he declared his candidacy Tuesday at Liberty Korea Party headquarters.
He promised to revive the nation's economy and lead the party to victory in next year's parliamentary elections.
He also also stressed that he wants to scrap the current government's income-led growth policy and its nuclear-free energy policy, which he said are destroying the country.
Hwang was Prime Minister from 2015 to 2017, and he served as acting president when former President Park Geun-hye was impeached in late 2016 for corruption and abuse of power.
But he was never a member of a party until this month.
Because of his experience in public service, some welcome him as party leader, but others think he was involved in political scandals under the previous administration.
With Hwang's announcement, the leadership race starts in earnest. Other strong candidates are set to announce this week, starting with former LKP Party chairman Hong Joon-pyo on Wednesday and former Seoul city mayor Oh Se-hoon the following day.
The main opposition party's national convention takes on extra significance this time around... in the wake of crushing defeats in the most recent presidential and local elections.
The party's new chairman will be tasked with healing the party's factional divide and restoring the conservative parties, which had ruled the country for nearly a decade before President Moon.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.
We have less than a month before South Korea's main opposition party holds its national convention.
One high profile figure, a former Prime Minister, grabbed attention by throwing his hat in the ring.
Kim Mok-yeon zooms in on how things are shaping up for the big event on February 27th.
"No matter what difficulties we might face, I will always work with my fellow members to defend the party.
I will devote my life to saving the country and its people, and to open a new era in Korean politics."
That's what the former Prime Minister said as he declared his candidacy Tuesday at Liberty Korea Party headquarters.
He promised to revive the nation's economy and lead the party to victory in next year's parliamentary elections.
He also also stressed that he wants to scrap the current government's income-led growth policy and its nuclear-free energy policy, which he said are destroying the country.
Hwang was Prime Minister from 2015 to 2017, and he served as acting president when former President Park Geun-hye was impeached in late 2016 for corruption and abuse of power.
But he was never a member of a party until this month.
Because of his experience in public service, some welcome him as party leader, but others think he was involved in political scandals under the previous administration.
With Hwang's announcement, the leadership race starts in earnest. Other strong candidates are set to announce this week, starting with former LKP Party chairman Hong Joon-pyo on Wednesday and former Seoul city mayor Oh Se-hoon the following day.
The main opposition party's national convention takes on extra significance this time around... in the wake of crushing defeats in the most recent presidential and local elections.
The party's new chairman will be tasked with healing the party's factional divide and restoring the conservative parties, which had ruled the country for nearly a decade before President Moon.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.