The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is leading in six closely contested constituencies, with less than two weeks to go before the April 10 general elections, according to a recent poll.
The ruling People Power Party (PPP) sees its narrow lead over the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) diminishing in recent surveys. This is stoking fears among conservatives that Han Dong-hoon, the party leader whose personal popularity helped the moribund ruling party rebound from a major defeat in a district leadership by-election, is now running out of charm just weeks before the April 10 general elections.
Tensions between doctors and the government over a plan to increase the medical school quota reached another level, Monday, as the doctors group began an in-house vote on whether to hold another massive strike to protest the government’s plan.
The new ruling People Power Party (PPP) Chairman Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon met with main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Rep. Lee Jae-myung, Wednesday, and stressed bipartisan efforts to take care of people s livelihoods.
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