MDP, GNP All Out to Woo `Undecided' in Two-Way Race.

From: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) | Date: March 19, 2000 | Copyright information

With just 24 days before the general election, the election landscape has undergone a whirlwind of change. Once seen as a force to be reckoned with in the much-contested election, the splinter Democratic People's Party (DPP) has apparently lost steam, narrowing the election to a two-way competition between the ruling Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) and opposition Grand National Party (GNP).

Another factor at work is that as many as 40 percent of voters remain un...

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