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South Korean election campaigns intensify ahead of April 13 vote

Sunday, 03 April 2016 1:01 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 03 April 2016 1:00 PM ]

Kim Jong-in (R), chairman of the main opposition Minjoo Party, shakes hands with Chung Sye-kyun, the party's candidate for a parliamentary seat in Seoul's Jongno Ward in the upcoming general elections, on a street in central Seoul on March 31, 2016, as the 13-day official campaign kicked off. (Yonhap)

Frank Smith
Press TV, Seoul

South Koreans will head to the polls on April 13 to elect a new National Assembly. The gap between rich and poor as well as youth unemployment are the main focus of the campaigns. With the liberal opposition split into rival factions, many forecast that the conservatives could maintain their majority.

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