Ex-DPK leader to announce departure from DPK on Thursday
Lee Nak-yon, center, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), speaks in front of the May 18th National Cemetery in the southwestern city of Gwangju, Jan. 7. Yonhap
Lee Nak-yon, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), will announce his departure from the DPK and the launch of a new party of his own later this week, aides said Monday.
Lee will make the announcement on Thursday, the aides said in a notice to reporters.
Lee, who served as prime minister during the previous Moon Jae-in administration, has been considering launching a new party ahead of April's parliamentary elections in protest of the way DPK leader Lee Jae-myung runs the party. (Yonhap)