Ex-PM suffers crushing defeat

Lee Nak-yon, a veteran politician and a former prime minister, suffered a crushing defeat in Wednesday’s parliamentary elections held after he quit the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) and created a new party of his own.

With about 70 percent of…

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Ex-PPP leader wins his first parliamentary seat

Lee Jun-seok, an ousted former leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), was predicted to win his first-ever parliamentary seat in the general elections Wednesday, the official vote count showed.

With more than 76 percent of the vote counted, Le…

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