Thu, Apr 15, 2004 - Page 5 News List

South Korean parties make last appeal

`DARK FORCES' This year's parliamentary elections have been overwhelmed by the president's impeachment, and neither major party is predicted to obtain a majority

REUTERS , SEOUL

In a sign emotions are still high

over Roh's impeachment, a 46-year-old man set himself on fire atop a bridge and jumped to his death in Seoul on Tuesday, leaving a suicide note protesting at the impeachment.

Uri Party chief Chung Dong-young, a former news anchor, abruptly quit his race for parliament on Monday and started a fast to stop what he calls the "coup d'etat" forces of the Grand National Party.

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