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On the morning of 30 November 2023, Jang Hye-young announced her departure from Third Power and return to the
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On 28 November 2023, Jang announced that she had informally left the
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have expressed interest in creating an alliance called the "Third Power." The two
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they also lose their seat as an elected lawmaker. Jang rejected the Party's plan to create an electoral alliance of left-wing parties agreed by the
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