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Political Turmoil: Parties Clash Amid Data Center Crisis

10/12/2025

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The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the People Power Party (PPP) filed defamation lawsuits against each other, accusing the other of exploiting the crisis.
President Lee Jae-myung appeared on a cooking show as a major government online services outage unfolded.
A fire at a government data center disrupted essential services.
Political scientist Jhee Byong-kuen says the incident deepens political divisions and the crisis is unlikely to resolve soon.

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The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the People Power Party (PPP) filed defamation lawsuits against each other, accusing the other of exploiting the crisis.
President Lee Jae-myung appeared on a cooking show as a major government online services outage unfolded.
A fire at a government data center disrupted essential services.
Political scientist Jhee Byong-kuen says the incident deepens political divisions and the crisis is unlikely to resolve soon.