The World - News from May 13, 1988
Kim Young Sam was reelected to the presidency of the Reunification Democratic Party, one of South Korea’s main opposition parties. He had stepped down Feb. 8 after losing the Dec. 16 presidential election to the ruling party’s Roh Tae Woo. Kim and rival Kim Dae Jung were blamed for splitting the opposition vote, and both resigned as heads of their parties. But the opposition won a majority in the National Assembly last month, and both Kims have resumed leadership of their parties.
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