Former President Yoon Suk-yeol announced on May 17 that he is leaving the conservative People Power Party (PPP), signaling a break with his political base ahead of the June 3 presidential election. “I am leaving the People Power Party today,

South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol left his conservative party on Saturday as it gears up for snap elections triggered by his impeachment over a bid to impose martial law.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced his departure from the People Power Party (PPP). “Though I depart from the party, I will continue to serve the cause of defending freedom and national sovereignty,” Yoon wrote on Friday, May 17, 2025, in a Facebook post quoted by Cosun, Sunday, May 18, 2025.