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Final official figures show conservatives win majority in SKorea poll

Source: Channel NewsAsia

Seoul : South Korea | about 1 year ago

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The conservative party of South Korea's new president has won an overall majority in general elections, with 153 seats in the 299-seat parliament, according to final official figures Thursday. Wednesday's vote saw Lee Myung-Bak's Grand National

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