The People Power Party began selecting a new floor leader. Per reports, lawmakers including Kim Do-eup, Sung Il-jong and Chung Chom-sik ran, competing over the party's direction at forums.

Held right after consecutive national-level defeats including the local elections, the race is seen as a test of the party's reform direction beyond a mere leadership change. Candidates sought to differentiate on strategy toward the ruling party, party management and livelihood issues.

We avoid partisan judgment and report the main opposition's search for direction on the facts. Shifts in the ruling-opposition balance feed into policy and legislation, indirectly affecting the lives of Korea's Chinese community.