Ruling bloc`s heavyweights giving up April general election race
(WorldNews South Korea)

Former presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok Yonhap By Park Ji-won Presidential aides and key ruling party lawmakers continue to pledge that they would not run in the general election in April next year. The election will be a barometer of public opinion toward the Moon Jae-in administration in the second half of its term, amid uncertainties about the ruling party`s chances of victory in the race. Im Jong-seok, former presidential chief of staff and a former student activist, announced Sunday that he will not run in the April general election and will retire...