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  • Published Feb 13, 2017 9:58 pm KST
  • Updated Feb 13, 2017 9:58 pm KST

In Myung-jin, right, the interim leader of the ruling Liberty Korea Party (LKP), the new name for the Saenuri Party, and floor leader Chung Woo-taik, second from right, attend the first party meeting at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, Monday, after it changed its name. Party officials said the name change is to seek a new start and shed its image of being tied to President Park Geun-hye; but other parties downplayed the move as a deceptive tactic ahead of the next presidential election. The LKP’s new logo is a torch. / Yonhap