Danger: Chung takes another step

It seems that this past weekend was an interesting one for the Uri-party. They had their leadership election and they all smoked A LOT of Marry-Jane. I'm not sure on the second point of course, but how else could they have elected someone like Chung?

My only positive feeling about this is that it might just result in the chrushing defeat of Uri-dang that I have so long dreamed for.


Korea's ruling party has a new leader in former unification minister Chung Dong-young. Chung was elected chairman of the Uri Party on Saturday at a national convention attended by some 12,000 party members with 48 percent of the vote. His main rival, former health minister Kim Geun-tae, lost by a 6 percent margin.

President Roh Moo-hyun, himself a member, sent Chung a congratulatory message, saying he hopes the transition of power will help advance the ruling party. Party officials expect the new leadership to boost the party's chances in local elections on May 31. The party hopes to recover from a crushing defeat by the main opposition party in last October's parliamentary by-elections.

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200602/200602190012.html