Han Byeong-do, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, right, speaks with Song Eon-seok, floor leader of the People Power Party, during a plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul on Feb. 3. File. Photo by Asia Today
Feb. 15 (Asia Today) — South Korea’s ruling and opposition parties continued trading barbs over real estate policy during the Lunar New Year holiday, clashing over multi-home ownership among lawmakers and President Lee Jae-myung’s personal property.
The liberal Democratic Party of Korea stepped up criticism of lawmakers from the conservative People Power Party, saying 42 PPP legislators own multiple homes.
In a written briefing Sunday, Democratic Party floor spokesperson Kim Hyun-jung said PPP members were “keeping silent about their own multiple properties” while criticizing L