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as prime minister. Yun was the de facto leader of the DNP faction and was almost certain to be the faction's nominee for the presidency. Chang Myon was the incumbent president of the
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as prime minister. While Yun and Kim, the two major leaders of the DNP faction, had both expressed interest for the prime ministerial nomination, Yun agreed in the end to settle for the presidency in order to prevent intra-factional division.
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122:Independent
1275:Categories
756:1960 (Aug)
751:1960 (Mar)
634:References
275:Chang Myon
246:Background
208:ceremonial
176:Democratic
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519:Yu Ok-woo
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314:Candidate
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556:Total
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343:82.21
320:Votes
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