Main opposition asks for voter support in local elections to stop government's 'reckless drive'

The floor leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Monday urged voters to support the party in the June 3 elections, calling it the "only way to rein in the government's reckless drive." Rep. Song Eon-seog made the remarks during a press conference at the National Assembly, saying the Lee Jae Myung administration and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), which currently holds a parliamentary majority, have pushed ahead with what he described as policies that "pose a danger to the nation." "The June 3 local elections are an election to keep the Lee administration and the DPK's dominance in check, and a strong warning from the people is the only way to rein in the government's reckless drive," he said. Noting the DPK's unilateral push for a special counsel bill to investigate allegedly fabricated indictments, Song said, "We cannot allow a judicial coup that mobilizes all presidential powers simply to erase a president's crimes." The floor leader also stressed that voting for the PPP would be a vote to prevent the cancellation of Lee's indictments, prevent tax hikes a