Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon endorses Kim Moon-soo, urging action against rival candidate Lee Jae-myung's perceived authoritarian threat.
The failure to merge conservative candidates would be a “serious betrayal and treachery of the people," independent presidential candidate Han Duck-soo said Tuesday.
Incumbent Democratic Party (DP) Rep. Min Hyung-bae clinched a landslide victory over his rival, Lee Nak-yon, leader of the Saemirae Party, for Gwangsan-B District in Gwangju.
Lee Nak-yon, running under his newly formed Saemirae Party, is expected to lose to Democratic Party Rep. Min Hyung-bae.
Policy is drowned out in favor of potshots as the rival parties seek control of parliament.
The short-lived drama of uniting the four incompatible parties has splashed cold water on voters’ hopes for new politics.
After Lee Jun-seok, co-chair of the New Reform Party, demanded full authority to nominate candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections, co-chair Lee Nak-yon declared the dismantlement of the fledgling party.
Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and former People Power Party (PPP) head Lee Jun-seok, co-chairs of the New Reform Party, parted ways Tuesday just 11 days after forming a merger.
Controversy is brewing within the liberal Democratic Party (DP) after several incidents critics interpret as signs that members not aligned with party leader Lee Jae-myung could be prevented from standing in the upcoming April general election.
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