S.Korea conservatives win slim majority in MP vote

SEOUL, April 10 (Reuters) - The conservative Grand National Party (GNP) of South Korea's new president won a slim a majority in a parliamentary election, according to preliminary results released on Thursday by the National Election Commission.

The GNP won 153 seats in the 299-seat National Assembly, giving President Lee Myung-bak, who took office in February, the majority he needs to implement the business-friendly economic reforms he plans for Asia's fourth-largest economy. (Reporting by Jack Kim)