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Article: Uri Party defectors set to launch own party amid stalled merger drive.

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May 7, 2007
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SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Over 20 lawmakers who defected from the pro-government Uri Party were set to launch their own party Monday amid criticism that the move may undermine ongoing efforts for an alliance against the popular main opposition party ahead of December's presidential election.The new party is the latest force among South Korea's liberals, with talks of an alliance stalled for months over a dispute on sharing power.Rep. Kim Han-gill, former floor leader of the Uri Party, will be elected party chairman in a convention where about 3,000 party members are expected to participate, insiders said. Kim led the group defection in February, pessimistic over the ...

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