Politics · South Korea · 7 hrs ago
South Korean Democratic leader urges opposition to stop stoking investor fears
Han Byung-do, a Democratic Party floor leader, urged the People Power Party to stop increasing investor anxiety as South Korea’s stock market remained volatile.
He said the opposition was using ordinary investors’ losses for political purposes.
Han said the People Power Party had identified a US-led artificial intelligence shock as the cause of the recent sharp market fall, but was also blaming the government.
He objected to the party presenting a drop in the National Pension Service’s stock valuations as a confirmed loss.
A lower valuation is not the same as a realised loss, he said.
Han argued that political claims could undermine trust in the stock market and make investors more anxious.
He said the Democratic Party would work to protect investors and rebuild confidence, and called on the opposition to support market stability and protect people’s assets.
South Korean Democratic Party floor leader Han Byeong-do urged the opposition People Power Party to stop what he called efforts to fuel investor anxiety.
Han spoke on November 10 at a parliamentary party meeting as volatility in the stock market increased.
He accused the People Power Party of using investors’ losses for political conflict and of presenting pension fund valuation declines as confirmed losses.
Han said the party should distinguish between estimated value and realized losses.
He said the Democratic Party would work to protect investors and restore confidence in the stock market.
- Who
- Han Byeong-do, floor leader of the Democratic Party, addressed the People Power Party.
- What
- Han urged the opposition to stop increasing investor fears and called for efforts to protect investors and stabilize the market.
- When
- November 10, 2026.
- Where
- At the National Assembly in Seoul.
- Why
- Han said political statements were fueling investor anxiety and distrust in the stock market.
Han Byeong-do and the Democratic Party
People Power Party
Cause of market decline
Han Byeong-do and the Democratic Party
Han said the People Power Party acknowledged the decline was caused by a US-origin AI shock.
People Power Party
Han said the People Power Party blamed the government for the decline.
Investor losses
Han Byeong-do and the Democratic Party
Han said pension fund valuation declines should not be described as confirmed losses.
People Power Party
Han accused the People Power Party of presenting the pension fund’s falling share valuations as confirmed losses.
Political conduct
Han Byeong-do and the Democratic Party
Han said the opposition should stop stoking investor fears for political gain.
People Power Party
The article does not report the People Power Party’s response.
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- Speaker
- Han Byeong-do, Democratic Party floor leader
- Party addressed
- People Power Party
- Date
- November 10, 2026
- Market context
- Increased stock-market volatility
- Location
- National Assembly, Seoul
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What people are saying
The People Power Party should immediately stop actions that increase investors’ anxiety.
Valuation and confirmed losses must be clearly distinguished.
Political fear about the market should not be stoked for political gain.
The Democratic Party will take the lead in protecting investors and restoring confidence in the stock market.