Violence mars ruling party’s leadership race in South Korea

Candidates for the ruling People Power Party's chairmanship attend a joint speech forum in South Korea in July 2024. - Photo: EPA-EFE

SEOUL: The ruling conservative party’s leadership race has been plagued by violence, as supporters of different candidates clashed during a joint campaign speech event held early this week.

Videos of the speech event held on Monday (July 15) in the central city of Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, showed apparent supporters of former People Power Party interim leader Han Dong-hoon and ex-Land Minister Won Hee-ryong embroiled in a physical altercation.