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Making way for 2-way race

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Rep. Kang Gi-jung, left, a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic United Party, sheds tears as Rep. Lee Yong-sup tries to console him at the Gwangmyeong City Gymnasium in Gyeonggi Province, Sunday. Kang announced the withdrawal of his candidacy for the party’s chairmanship race slated for May 4, leaving the upcoming election a two-way competition between Lee and former Culture Minister Kim Han-gil. / Yonhap