Democratic Floor Leader Slams People Power Party for Inviting Park Geun-hye

Han Byung-do, floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, criticized the opposition People Power Party for inviting former President Park Geun-hye to its policy retreat, calling the move "nothing short of a bizarre regression into the past." Han made the remarks while presiding over a policy coordination meeting at the National Assembly on the 27th, noting that "the People Power Party says it has formally invited former President Park to the retreat to seek her advice on the direction the party should take." Both the Democratic Party and the People Power Party began overnight, two-day gatherings the same day ahead of the regular parliamentary session in September — the Democratic Party calling its eve