New era heralded in Seoul as voters avenge president  South
Korea's impeached president, Roh Moo-hyun, appeared to have been
vindicated in his conciliatory policies on North Korea and trade
unions last night as the public voted in the country's most
left-leaning parliament for more than 40 years.  Riding a wave
of public sympathy for Mr Roh after he was unceremoniously
suspended from office last month, the Uri party - which backs
him but does not claim him as a member - secured a slim majority
in the 299-seat chamber.  The result could increase concerns in
Washington about the rise of anti-US sentiment in a country
which was formerly a staunch cold war ally.  The liberal Uri
party, which had only 49 seats in the outgoing assembly, seized
152 seats, while its main rival, the conservative Grand National
party (GNP) took only 121, according to the official tally. The
Uri party's leader, Chung Dong-young, hailed the outcome as a
vote of support for Mr Roh, who had been turfed out for alleged
election violations.