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Old foe of S. Korea’s Yoon launches party ahead of April polls, vows to make government a ‘dead duck’

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Mr Cho Kuk is making waves with his new political party Reform Korea Party, set up about five weeks before South Koreans head to the polls.

Former justice minister Cho Kuk is making waves with his new Reform Korea Party, set up about five weeks before South Koreans head to the polls.

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- An old foe has emerged as a threat to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his ruling People Power Party (PPP) ahead of legislative elections on April 10.

Cho Kuk, a former justice minister ousted in 2019 due to a graft probe led by Mr Yoon while he was prosecutor-general, is making waves with his new Reform Korea Party (RKP), set up about five weeks before South Koreans head to the polls.

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