Stabbed South Korea opposition leader out of hospital as crisis worsens

Lawmakers are fleeing Lee Jae-myung's Democratic Party ahead of pivotal elections

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Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung speaks outside Seoul National University Hospital on Jan. 10. © Yonhap/Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday and high-profile departures from his party intensified his political woes a week after he suffered a vicious knife attack.

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