Rep. Yun Jae-ok elected new floor leader of ruling party

Politics

Three-term lawmaker Yun Jae-ok was elected new floor leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Friday.

Yun defeated four-term lawmaker Kim Hack-yong by winning 69 votes out of the PPP’s 109 lawmakers.

Both Yun and Kim are considered close to President Yoon Suk Yeol

Yun will serve as floor leader for one year, taking on the mission to help the PPP win back a majority in the opposition-controlled National Assembly in the parliamentary elections scheduled for April next year.

Yun takes over from his predecessor Rep. Joo Ho-young.

Source: Yonhap News Agency