Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok formally left the party after months bickering with his former party members who sought to take him down. His departure comes months ahead of the country’s April 2024 parliamentary elections as former justice minister Han Dong-hoon ascends to party leadership.

The Korea Pro team also discusses South Korea's recent decision to expand its export restrictions to Russia and Moscow’s warning of countermeasures such as economic retaliation amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

This week’s episode features the following members of the Korea Pro team:

Editorial Director Jeongmin Kim (@jeongminnkim)

Editor John Lee (@koreanforeigner)

About the podcast: The KOREA PRO Podcast is a weekly 15-minute conversation hosted by Jeongmin Kim and John Lee, diving deep into the most pressing stories shaping South Korea — and dissecting the most complicated ones for professionals monitoring South Korean politics, diplomacy, culture, society and technology.

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This episode was recorded on Dec. 28, 2023.

Audio edited by Lina Park