LKP's 'satellite party'

Rep. Han Sun-kyo, second from right, the chairman of the Future Korea Party, receives congratulations from main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) chief Hwang Kyo-ahn and other dignitaries during the Future Korea Party's inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday. Under the revised Election Law, minority parties will now stand a better chance to get proportional representation seats. Han and several other lawmakers left the LKP to set up the new party with the goal of taking as many seats as possible in the April 15 general election, and subsequently re-merging with the LKP at a later stage. / Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geun