Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
South Korea’s People Power Party holds rally against special counsel bill
South Korea’s People Power Party is holding a rally in Busan on November 14 against a special counsel bill.
The party says the bill would investigate what it calls fabricated prosecutions and is urging President Lee Jae-myung to veto it.
The bill was pushed by the opposition Democratic Party, according to the People Power Party’s account.
This is the party’s second rally against the bill, following a protest in central Seoul on November 7.
The party plans more rallies in Daegu, Daejeon and Seoul, though the article gives November 27 and November 28 as conflicting dates for the Daejeon event.
The rallies are part of the party’s nationwide campaign against the bill.
South Korea’s People Power Party (PPP) held a rally in Busan on Nov. 14 to protest a special counsel bill backed by the Democratic Party.
The PPP said the bill concerned what it called fabricated prosecutions and urged President Lee Jae-myung to veto it.
PPP leader Jang Dong-hyeok and other party officials, lawmakers and members were expected to attend.
The Democratic Party criticized the rally, asking whether the PPP knew what the bill contained.
The PPP plans further rallies in other cities, though reports differ on the date of the planned Daejeon event.
- Who
- The People Power Party held the rally. Democratic Party officials criticized it.
- What
- The PPP protested the special counsel bill and called for a presidential veto.
- When
- Nov. 14, 2026.
- Where
- Busan Station Plaza, Busan, South Korea.
- Why
- The PPP opposed the Democratic Party’s bill, which it described as targeting fabricated prosecutions.
People Power Party
Democratic Party
Purpose of the rally
People Power Party
The bill was an improper measure concerning fabricated prosecutions, and President Lee should veto it.
Democratic Party
The party challenged the PPP’s criticism, asking whether it knew the bill’s contents.
The PPP held a protest rally in central Seoul, according to Yonhap.
The PPP held its Busan rally against the special counsel bill.
The PPP planned to continue its regional rallies in Daegu.
The PPP planned a rally in Daejeon; the reports give different dates.
Yonhap reported that the PPP planned another rally in Seoul.
- Rally date
- Nov. 14, 2026
- Rally venue
- Busan Station Plaza
- Organizing party
- People Power Party
- Bill protested
- Democratic Party’s special counsel bill
- Planned Daegu rally
- Nov. 21
- Planned Daejeon rally
- Nov. 27, according to Yonhap; Nov. 28, according to its headline
What people are saying
Do they even know what is in the special counsel bill?