(Bloomberg) — A plan to apologize for the corruption of two past presidents has sparked a rift in South Korea’s main conservative party, potentially undermining its chances of retaking power 16 months ahead of a presidential election.
The interim chief of the main opposition People Power Party, Kim Chong-in, sees the landmark apology as a way to repair a toxic image and lure back swing voters who lost faith in the group after Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye — both conservatives — were imprisoned for graft.
“It’s about time,” Kim told reporters about the apology Sunday. The occasion may come […]
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