Who is Han Dong-hoon, who is scheduled to become the head of South Korea's ruling party ``People's Power''? President Yoon nominates his closest aides ahead of general election

As South Korea approaches the general election in April next year, the ruling party ``People's Power'' has announced that it will establish an emergency task force by the end of the year to replace former leader Kim Ki-hyun, who resigned due to the party's low approval ratings. committee
Han Dong-hoon (50), Minister of Justice (equivalent to the Ministry of Justice), was appointed as the head of the committee. Han is expected to be officially inaugurated following a resolution at the party's national committee on the 26th. “The power of the people” is former representative Kim
Due to his resignation, the company is currently without a top executive. The party plans to shift to an emergency task force system without a representative, and Han will lead the party toward next spring's general election. korean paper ha
Regarding the appointment of Han as the emergency task force chairman by the People's Power, Ngyore said, ``It can be seen as a decision to proceed with the general election, which will be held in three months, with ``party politics as one body.''
Mr. Han is 50 years old from Seoul City. While attending Seoul University, he passed the bar exam and later became a prosecutor. The 2003 case of fraudulent accounting at an affiliated company of the conglomerate SK Group, and the 2011
He was in charge of a number of large-scale cases, including the case of interference in state affairs under the Park Geun-hye administration that came to light in 206. President Yun is an ``elite prosecutor'' who has held key positions in the prosecutor's office, including the chief prosecutor of the Grand Prosecutor's Office (Supreme Public Prosecutors Office).
He is said to have been his closest aide since his days as the territory's prosecutor. He has served as the Minister of Justice since the inauguration of the Yun administration in May last year. According to Yonhap News, polling firm Gallup Korea announced earlier this month that
In a survey of future political leaders' approval ratings, he came in second place (16%) after Lee Jae-myung, representative of the Democratic Party of Japan (19%), the largest opposition party.
South Korea has a general election coming up in April next year, and the "power of the people" is to appoint Mr. Han, who is popular among the masses, as the party's top leader.
The hope is to increase support among younger generations and independent voters, leading to victory. Yoon Jae-ok, who is currently serving as acting party representative, held a press conference on the 21st of this month and said, ``This is the best decision.
In order to make a decision, we must gather opinions from members of the National Assembly and permanent advisors, and promote political and cultural improvements. versus
I am confident that he will become the Chairman of the Policy Committee." The general election, which is held once every four years and will be the first since the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, will be held on April 10 next year. The current number of seats in the Diet is 300.
Opposition parties hold a majority of seats, and the focus of the general election in April will be on how many seats the ruling party, People's Power, which currently holds 111 seats, can regain.
In October of this year, the mayoral election for Gangseo-gu, Seoul city, which attracted attention as a prelude to this, was held by the largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea.
Jin Gyo-hoon was elected. At the time, South Korean media reported that the ruling party candidate's defeat was a huge blow to the ruling party ``People's Power'' and President Yun Seok-Yeol (KBS), and ``The capital region
The ruling party, which has confirmed the cold public will, is expected to face tough demands from both inside and outside the country for accountability and reforms.'' (The Hankyoreh) “The power of the people” means “severe rebuke.”
We will take this issue seriously, swiftly implement our reform agenda, and create a new Republic of Korea that meets the people's perspective. "We will become a party that first approaches the people with a more humble attitude."
This month showed yet another harsh outcome for ``the power of the people.'' Gallup Korea conducted a survey of 1,000 people aged 18 and over nationwide from the 5th to the 7th of this month.
In the opinion poll, 51% of people answered that ``the opposition party should win in order to check the government'' in the general election to be held in April next year, while 51% said ``the ruling party should win in order to support the government.'' (35%)
exceeded. In a similar survey conducted last month, 46% said ``the opposition party should win'' and 40% said ``the ruling party should win,'' a difference of 6 points, but one month later, it had widened to 16 points.
become. ``People's Power'' will appoint Mr. Han to the party's top position and will first aim to restore the party's support. On the 21st, Han expressed his desire to ``stand by the side of the common people and the weak and prepare for the future of this country.'' On the other hand, Mr. Han
There are also concerns that he has no political experience. The Hankyoreh, a Korean newspaper, said, ``The emergency response committee chairperson is responsible for appointing the election committee chairperson and certified management committee chairperson for the general election, as well as the composition of the emergency response committee.
``There is growing interest in whether former Minister Han, who has no political experience, will be able to smoothly complete the process of selecting authorized candidates, which is at stake in the political lives of members.''