Lee Nak-yon breaks with ex-ruling party chief Lee Nak-yon (R) and Kim Jong-min, co-heads of the Saemirae party, attend a press conference at its headquarters in Seoul on Feb. 20, 2024, to announce that the party has retracted a decision to join hands with the New Reform Party led by Lee Jun-seok, former leader of the ruling People Power Party. The breakup came 11 days after the two parties were merged under the so-called "big tent" political party ahead of the April parliamentary elections. (Yonhap)/2024-02-20 12:28:23/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY. .>