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People Power Party Breaks With Yoon as Oh Se-hoon Withholds Seoul Bid

Leaders approved a resolution rejecting his return to politics to signal a reset before June’s local elections.

Jang Dong-hyeok (front, L), leader of the main opposition People Power Party, attends a party meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul on March 9, 2026. (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • On Monday, the party adopted a resolution in lawmakers’ names opposing a Yoon Suk Yeol comeback and apologized for his 2024 martial law attempt.
  • Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon missed the March 8 nomination deadline after urging a clean break from Yoon and said he would wait for a change in the party’s stance.
  • The nominations chief said late applications remain possible, keeping open a path for Oh to enter the race.
  • Leadership tensions persisted around Chair Jang Dong-hyeok, who had resisted distancing from Yoon and did not directly address the new resolution.
  • Candidate shortages and weak polling compound the party’s challenge, with several prominent conservatives declining to run and Realmeter showing the PPP trailing the ruling Democrats by 15.7 points.