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SOUTH KOREA
President's allies abandon ship

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun AP PHOTO

South Korea's ruling Uri Party was forced out of the top spot in the country's legislature as 23 lawmakers quit Feb. 6 to form a new party ahead of presidential elections later this year.

With the lawmakers' decision to leave, the Uri Party now has 110 seats in the 299-member National Assembly, boosting the main opposition Grand National Party to the No. 1 party with 127 seats.

Several lawmakers have left the Uri Party in the hope of distancing themselves from unpopular President Roh Moo-hyun ahead of the December presidential election.

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