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SEOUL - SOUTH Korea's unpopular president has informally asked his main conservative rival to be his prime minister to stem a wave of discontent over his policies that has triggered mass street protests, an aide to the rival said on Wednesday.
President Lee Myung Bak, whose support rate has plunged to below 20 per cent after just 100 days in office, has made an unofficial request to Ms Park Geun Hye to join his government as the premier, the aide to Ms Park told Reuters.
'There is a chance she could accept if a formal request is made because the situation is so difficult,' said the aide, who asked not to be named.
Ms Park, who once ran the conservative Grand National Party and is the daughter of an assassinated dictator, is seen as being able to unite the faction-ridden party and bring a steadying hand to Mr Lee's government, roundly criticised for bungling a deal to import US beef and being out of touch with public sentiment. -- REUTERS
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