South Korea's president meets with ruling party leader, but details not disclosed = South Korean newspaper: ”This shows the abnormal situation facing the ruling party”

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol and ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon met on the 21st of this month. Yoon's wife, Kim Gun-hee, is also in the meeting.
It has been pointed out that the rift between the two men is due to the conflict over Kim's alleged misconduct, and that the discord between the two men is causing a crisis within the ruling party camp.
It is believed that the discussions included solutions to the conflict with the medical community, which is opposed to the increase in the number of university medical school admissions quotas, but details have not been made public.
The meeting lasted about 80 minutes. Han had requested a one-on-one meeting with Yoon, but the Chief of Staff of the President was also present.
This was the first time the two men had met in about two and a half months since July 30. On the 24th of last month, Yoon invited Han and other members of the People Power Party executive team to a dinner at the presidential office. Han said at the event,
He had requested a meeting with President Yoon, but this did not materialize because Yoon essentially rejected his request for a meeting. As mentioned above, the relationship between the two men had been at odds over allegations of corruption by Yoon's wife, Kim.
The situation has been cooling since the incident. Yoon visited Southeast Asia on the 6th of this month, but Han was not present among the People Power Party executives who saw him off at the airport when he departed.
It is unusual for the party leader not to attend. Han was formerly the chief prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and was known as an elite prosecutor. Yoon is also a former member of the prosecutor's office.
Han is said to have been Yoon's closest aide during his time as prosecutor. Han is particularly popular among conservative voters, and some have expressed hope that he could become a future presidential candidate.
The People's Power Party suffered a major defeat in the general election in April this year. The party was forced to rebuild, and its leader, Han
The allegations against Kim, which were the cause of the deterioration of the relationship between Han and Yoon, were dropped this month after the prosecution decided not to indict Kim.
The meeting between Han and Yoon on the 21st is believed to have focused on ways to resolve the suspicions surrounding Kim.
According to the party's explanation, Han told Yoon, "Bold changes and reforms are necessary to address the worsening approval ratings" in order to resolve the issues surrounding Kim, and asked Mrs. Kim to
They reportedly asked for three things: a replacement of the presidential office staff who are said to be close to being replaced, an end to Mrs. Kim's public activities, and an explanation for the various allegations surrounding her.
Han also called for the swift appointment of a special inspector to investigate the corruption of Kim and his family members, who have been accused of fraud. He also called for change and renewal, citing growing public criticism of Yoon and the party.
According to Yonhap, he also called for the early establishment of a consultative body among the ruling and opposition parties, the medical community, and the government to resolve the conflict between the government and doctors over medical reform.
Attention was focused on whether the two men would be able to narrow their differences at the meeting, which was held for the first time in about two and a half months. However, in an editorial published on the 22nd, the Chosun Ilbo stated, "Immediately after the meeting, the President's Office and the 'People's
Neither of the two sides revealed what conclusions they had reached on the issues at stake," he said. "The fact that neither party has provided specific details shows the abnormal situation the ruling party is currently facing."
According to a survey released by polling company Realmeter on the 21st, Yoon's approval rating was 24.1%, the lowest since he took office.
With opposition parties, including the Democratic Party of Korea, even discussing impeaching the president on the pretext of the allegations surrounding Kim, how the Yoon administration overcomes this risk will determine its future as it reaches the halfway point of its five-year term next month.
"This is likely to be the key to the management of the political situation," KBS said. Han made the three demands in response to the allegations of stock price manipulation and luxury bag bribery surrounding Kim Jong Un, and the general election.
"The background to this appears to be the emergence of suspicions about his successor, which has led to a decline in his approval rating."