Former Lee aide to 'serve in the ranks' for ruling party after failed by-election bid

Kim Yong, a confidant of President Lee Jae Myung, on Tuesday said that he would "serve in the ranks" for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, following the party's decision to drop him in its selection of parliamentary by-election candidates. "Today, I take the decision by the (Democratic Party's candidate selection committee on Monday) seriously," Kim told reporters at the National Assembly on Tuesday. "I respect the committee's deep consideration and strategic decision, and I will serve in th

By The Korea Herald