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S Korea's embattled ruling party changes name

Published Thu, Feb 9, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Seoul

THE embattled ruling party of South Korea's impeached President Park Geun-Hye has picked a new name - Liberal Korea - officials said on Thursday, as it seeks to distance itself from a sprawling corruption scandal.

The Saenuri - or New Frontier - party was formed from a merger of several centre-right parties in 1997 and was known as the Grand National Party until 2012.

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