Four political parties and factions led by politicians who have left the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) have agreed to merge into one new party ahead of the April general election, officials said Friday.
A new conservative political party is looking to tap into discontent among men who say it is unfair that they have to put in 18 months of military service when women are not obliged to serve.
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Lee Nak-yon, the former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), and a splinter group of former and current DPK lawmakers jointly established a new political entity known as the New Future Party, Sunday, ahead of the April 10 general elections.