SEOUL, Feb 17 —South Korea’s main opposition party changed its name for the second time in three years today as it seeks to forge a conservative alliance against left-leaning President Moon Jae-in ahead of April polls. The country’s political parties have a tendency to adopt new names to...
Park Geun-Hye's fall has damaged her party, and it has now changed its name. — Reuters pic
The country’s political parties have a tendency to adopt new names to sever ties with a tainted past or appeal to a wider audience. The same name was previously used by a minor centrist party in New Zealand that was part of governing coalitions from 2005 to 2017 but has since dissolved.
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