Not surprisingly, Lee Hoi Chang, the candidate for the ruling New Korea Party (NKP), has little good to say about the set-up.

CNN: Alliances and Defections

Also, with the split in the NKP, no single party will have a working majority in the 299-seat National Assembly, and the coalition may find itself making deals in order to legislate bills.

CNN: Alliances and Defections

With its campaign in disarray, the only chance the NKP has of defeating the DJP alliance would be to join with both Rhee and the remaining major candidate, Cho Soon, a former Seoul mayor.

CNN: Alliances and Defections