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Article: Roh's defection from Uri Party to deepen his lame duck status.
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- YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea
- Article date:
- February 23, 2007
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SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's political circles are about to be thrown into turmoil, with President Roh Moo-hyun openly declaring his decision to desert the ruling Uri Party.Roh's defection from the Uri Party is expected to further accentuate his lame duck status, with 10 months to go before December's presidential election, political watchers forecast Thursday.Roh announced his decision to defect from the ruling Uri Party by the end of this month during a dinner meeting with the party's chairman Chung Sye-kyun and other party leaders at his office Cheong Wa Dae. Roh is to become the nation's fourth incumbent president to break with the ruling party ...