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The governments of South Korea and Japan confirmed that North Korea fired a projectile believed to be carrying a "hypersonic warhead."

The governments of South Korea and Japan confirmed that North Korea fired a projectile believed to be carrying a "hypersonic warhead."

Tensions are reaching a breaking point within the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) as some members of its minor factions openly denounce Lee Jae-myungs leadership, saying he made the DPK a party of his own.

Lee Nak-yon, a former chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and co-chairman of the big tent political group, Reform Party, withdrew his agreement to join the coalition camp on Tuesday, citing a failure by the members of the group to integrate.

The Reform Party, a big-tent political party comprised of politicians who broke away from their former parties, held its inaugural Supreme Council meeting, Tuesday, promising that it will end “the meaningless competition” between President Yoon Suk Yeol and main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Rep. Lee Jae-myung.

Lee Nak-yon, the former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), and a splinter group of former and current DPK lawmakers jointly established a new political entity known as the New Future Party, Sunday, ahead of the April 10 general elections.

A liberal political group led by former Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Nak-yon and another group of former DPK lawmakers critical of the main opposition party’s current leadership will merge as a single party.

The Reformist Party head Lee Jun-seok and Rep. Yang Hyang-ja, who leads Hope of Korea, declared the merger of their respective parties, Wednesday, marking a significant step toward collaboration among minor parties in the lead-up to the April 10 general elections.

The idea of new political parties uniting under a big tent is widely under discussion, but the formation of such a coalition remains uncertain due to key differences in ideology and interests among the breakaway factions.

Rep. Lee Jae-myung , chairman of the liberal main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), vowed the party’s victory in the upcoming general elections, Wednesday, as he resumed working 15 days after suffering an injury to his neck in a knife attack.