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Members of several left-wing groups, including the Democratic Labor and New Progressive parties, enjoy a kumbaya moment during a press conference at the National Assembly hall on June 1, 2011. (Hankyoreh/Park Jong-shik photo)

South Korean leftists form united front

By Thu, Jun 02, 2011 6:47PM UTC View Comments Members of several left-wing groups, including the Democratic Labor and New Progressive parties, enjoy a kumbaya moment during a press conference at the National Assembly hall on June 1, 2011. (Hankyoreh/Park Jong-shik photo)

A coalition of progressive groups, led by Democratic Labor Party, the New Progressive Party and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, have pledged to form a united progressive party by this September with an eye towards contesting legislative and presidential elections in 2012. The Democratic Labor Party and the New Progressive Party, worked hard to...

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