Han Dong-hoon has stepped down as head of South Korea's ruling party. What does the future hold for this man whose motto is ”putting things in the people's eyes”?

According to a report by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency on the 22nd of this month, Han Do-hyun, who resigned as the head of the People Power Party's emergency response committee, took responsibility for the ruling party's crushing defeat in the South Korean general election on the 10th.
The view that Han Dong-hoon is distancing himself from President Yoon Seok-yeol and seeking his own path is spreading within the party. Han and President Yoon have been known to have had differences of opinion in the past.
In January of this year, the presidential office even asked Han to resign. After the general election, President Yoon invited Han and others to a luncheon to thank them for their election campaign. However, Han declined to attend due to health reasons.
Yonhap, which reported on the incident, said, "The view is being expressed that the delicate relationship with President Yoon, which came to light during the general election, has been exposed once again."
Han was born in Seoul and passed the bar exam while studying at Seoul National University, after which he became a prosecutor.
He has handled a number of major cases, including the accounting fraud scandal involving a subsidiary of the Korea Herald and the case of interference in national affairs under the Park Geun-hye administration that came to light in 2016.
He is an "elite prosecutor" who served as the prosecutor. President Yoon is also a prosecutor, and Han is said to be President Yoon's closest aide since his time as a prosecutor. He is popular among conservatives, and some expect him to be a future presidential candidate.
The ruling People Power Party appointed Han as chairman of the party's top emergency response committee in December last year, replacing the previous party leader who resigned due to the party's sluggish approval rating.
In the midst of this, the party hoped to appoint Han, who is popular among the masses, as its leader in order to expand support among the younger generation and independent voters, leading to victory.
"I want to prepare for the future of this country," he said. Han was expected to take up the post of party leader with great expectations, but the presidential office demanded his resignation in January this year.
The view that the reason for this is a difference of opinion between President Yoon and Han over how to respond to the allegations that Kim Kun-hee received gifts in excess of the legal limit has spread.
The allegations arose when hidden camera footage was released of Kim allegedly receiving a luxury designer bag from a Korean pastor living in the United States.
There is a law that prohibits people from receiving money or gifts above a certain amount from others, and suspicions of violation of this law were raised.
He said he didn't think there was any need for an explanation or apology for the allegations. Meanwhile, voices within the People Power movement have called for Kim to apologize, and Han has weighed in, saying, "There are some things that the public is concerned about.
"I think it was a mistake," he said, expressing his intention to respond from the "people's perspective." The presidential office expressed displeasure with Han's response, and the chief of staff urged Han to resign. In response, Han said, "I will do what I need to do.
"My term will continue until after the general election," he said, refusing to resign. There were concerns that the series of turmoil would affect the general election, but Han defended Kim's side, saying, "We will deal with it from the people's perspective."
However, the ruling party suffered a major defeat in the general election, and Han said, "The will of the people is always right. I am the one who represents our party, which was not worthy of being elected by the people.
Han apologized, saying, "I will not betray you, the people, no matter what happens," in a social media post on the 20th of this month, in the same tone as when he made his remarks regarding the allegations against Kim.
He also posted a statement emphasizing "the people," with Yonhap News Agency pointing out that this "seems to indicate his intention to forge his own political path."
While attention is focused on Han's future, as mentioned above, although Han is citing health reasons, Yoon
The fact that Han did not accept an invitation to a luncheon with the president has also sparked speculation. Yonhap said, "There is a view within the party that Han is taking a break from the presidential office and recharging his batteries.
"Some are of the opinion that the election should be held after the party convention that decides the party leader," he said, adding, "If Han does not run for party leader this time, his comeback is likely to be linked to his running for president in 2027."
"It is," the report said.