The minor Rebuilding Korea Party on Saturday elected Rep. Shin Jang-sik as its new leader after former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, who founded and led the party, stepped down last month following the June 3 local elections. Shin was the sole candidate at the party’s national convention Saturday and was elected with the support of 96.7 percent of party members who cast ballots. It marked the first time the party had elected a leader at a national convention since Cho was elected to the post in November 2025 following the party’s foundation. Shin has pledged to pursue a more assertive reform agenda than the ruling Democratic Party (DP), a political ally, saying his party should “broaden the playing field on the left.” He is expected to take a tougher line than the DP on prosecutorial reform, including efforts to abolish prosecutors’ supplementary investigative powers. “We will remain vigilant until the moment the prosecutorial reform bill passes a plenary session of the National Assembly,” Shin said. He has made strengthening the party a priority and rejected the prospect of it being absorbed
