Seoul Council Parties Launch Rival Push on Disability Rights, Housing

Seoul Economic Daily

Rival factions in the Seoul Metropolitan Council are competing over policy initiatives, with the People Power Party focusing on practical housing measures and the Democratic Party championing disability rights. The PPP condemned the government's unilateral real estate policies while proposing expanded housing supply and transit reforms to support citizens. Simultaneously, Democrats secured a compromise for increased mobility rights for people with disabilities, ending years of subway protests through political dialogue.

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