epa05382788 South Korean Minor opposition Peoples Party co-chairman Ahn Cheol-soo gives a speech at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, 22 June 2016. Ahn proposed that the ruling and opposition camps jointly chart a roadmap to remove various gaps in society and establish a special committee for future job creation. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT
SEOUL: A high-profile South Korean politician and presidential hopeful resigned as the head of his new opposition party that has been rocked by a bribery scandal.
Ahn Cheol-soo (pic), a former IT software tycoon, stepped down as co-leader of the People’s Party, amid allegations that its members received tens of thousand of dollars in kickbacks from two local companies before legislative elections in April.
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