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Lee's GNP wins South Korea vote, exit poll indicates

Source: Taiwan News

Seoul : South Korea | about 1 year ago

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South Koreans gave the ruling conservatives control of parliament in a vote yesterday, according to an exit poll, endorsing their new president's plans to revive the sagging economy and talk tough with North Korea...The liberal United Democratic

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Conservatives win South Korea polls

News Source: Al Jazeera | about 1 year ago

The conservative party of Lee Myung-Bak, South Korea's president, has claimed victory in the country's parliamentary elections. South Korea's KBS state television reported on Thursday that with 99.9 per cent of ballots counted the Grand National...
In Korean elections, conservatives' win boosts president

News Source: The Christian Science Monitor | about 1 year ago

South Korea's President Lee Myung Bak appears to have won the support he needs to pursue economic reforms and a tougher line toward North Korea, after his Grand National Party won a majority in a National Assembly previously controlled by outspoken...
North Korea tests short-range missiles

News Source: The Frontier Post | about 1 year ago

Agencies): North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range missiles on Friday in apparent response to the new South Korean government’s tougher stance on Pyongyang. The launches came as the North issued a stern rebuke to Washington over an impasse..
S.Korea conservatives win slim majority in MP vote

News Source: Reuters | about 1 year ago

The conservative Grand National Party (GNP) of South Korea's new president won a slim majority in a parliamentary election, according to preliminary results released on Thursday by the National Election Commission. The GNP won 153 seats in the...
Conservatives Win SKorea Vote

News Source: International Business Times | about 1 year ago

President Lee Myung-bak, a former Seoul mayor and Hyundai executive, took power in February pledging to streamline government, tear down barriers for business and restore ties with Washington that frayed under a decade of liberal rule. The win by...
Conservatives get majority in South Korea elections

News Source: NewKerala | about 1 year ago

Seoul, April 9 : The conservative Grand National Party (GNP) emerged Wednesday as clear winner, unseating the liberal United Democratic Party (UDP) as the South Korean National Assembly's largest faction, television reports said. W ith 90 percent of..