S. Korea's ruling party gets new name

SEOUL - South Korea's conservative ruling party changed its name on Thursday to try to shore up sagging support in a key election year, but skeptics called it a cosmetic measure which would fail to impress voters.

The Grand National Party (GNP) announced it had chosen Saenuri (New World) as its new title from some 10,000 suggestions made on the Internet. Rejected ideas included "New Hope Party" and "One People's Party".

"We will be reborn as an entirely new party ... I believe that people will trust us again if we continue our reform efforts with firm determination," said interim party chief Park Geun-hye, its likely presidential candidate.