Conservative parties` consolidation faces hurdles
(WorldNews South Korea)

Former National Assembly Secretary-General Park Hyeong-jun, center, leader of a newly launched committee for the renovation and unification of conservatives, speaks during the second meeting of the committee at the National Assembly, Wednesday. The committee includes members from the Liberty Korea Party, the New Conservative Party and several independent lawmakers. Yonhap Merger committee launched; friction already surfacing among parties By Jung Da-min Conservative parties are gearing up for a merger to form a `big tent` to win the April 15 general election, but questions are whether the move will succeed when signs of fragmentation among the members have already emerged. A committee for...