Overview
- The PPP’s supreme council endorsed the renaming plan with reported support above 68 percent and opened a public contest to propose a new name.
- Party officials say submissions will be vetted by outside reviewers with the full process slated to conclude by mid-February.
- Chair Jang Dong-hyeok cast the rebrand as part of reforms following his apology over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial-law declaration.
- Internal strains surfaced as a senior spokesperson said most voting members opposed the change, conflicting with leadership accounts and a party survey showing 68 percent support among dues-paying members.
- The push unfolds as the Democratic Party’s new floor leader renews efforts for a second special counsel targeting Yoon and his wife, intensifying political pressure on the opposition.