Park Wins Despite 75.8% Turnout


Last night, Saenuri Party presidential candidate Park Geun Hye was declared the winner of South Korea¡¯s 18th presidential election, securing a little more than 50% of the popular vote and ascending to become the Korean Peninsula¡¯s first female lead.. [2012-12-20 09:04]
South Korea Hits the Polling Booths
The South Korean presidential election got underway earlier this morning at 13,542 polling locations nationwide, with Democratic United Party candidate Moon Jae In looking to beat out Saenuri Party rival Park Geun Hye and end five years of conservative govern.. [2012-12-19 10:42]
UPP Accused of Election Impropriety
The Unified Progressive Party (UPP) has clarified that it does not plan to return campaign funding worth KRW2.7 billion to the state, even though the party¡¯s presidential candidate, Lee Jung Hee, announced her withdrawal from the race over the weekend and will not.. [2012-12-17 17:51]
Kang Declares Death of UPP "Unavoidable"
Kang Ki Kab, the sitting president of the beleaguered United Progressive Party (UPP), has declared the break-up of the party to be unavoidable.Kang, who went on hunger strike on the 3rd in a last bid to inspire reform and prevent the UPP¡¯s complete disintegration,.. [2012-09-07 11:28]
Lee Paints a Picture of DUP Policy
Lee Hae Chan, the chairman of the Democratic United Party, has declared that if the DUP wins this December¡¯s South Korean presidential election then it will make a 3rd inter-Korean summit and the re-launching of the Six-Party Talks part of its policy for 2013.Speak.. [2012-09-05 16:55]
Hwang Calls for Aid and Exchanges to Start
The South Korean government must actively review the idea of giving its own emergency relief aid to North Korea, rather than simply acquiescing to private aid efforts, ruling Saenuri Party chairman Hwang Woo Yea has declared.¡°North Korea appears to have suffered no.. [2012-09-04 14:58]
Defector Lawmaker Proposes NKHR Bill
South Korea¡¯s first defector lawmaker, Cho Myung Chul of the ruling Saenuri Party, has put his own variation on the ¡®North Korea Human Rights Act¡¯ to the National Assembly.Revealing the news in a press release on Sunday, Cho asserted, ¡°Since the North Korea Huma.. [2012-09-03 11:55]
Act Divisions Show No Sign of Ending
It is clear that existing differences of opinion between the ruling Saenuri Party and opposition Democratic United Party over the proposed North Korea Human Rights Act will perpetuate long into the life of the 19th National Assembly. Members from both sides s.. [2012-08-28 10:43]
Taking the Fight to the National Assembly
On the 5th, Saenuri Party candidate Choi Hong Jae, a 1st generation fighter for North Korean human rights, threw down the gauntlet to Democratic United Party lawmaker Lee Mikyung (62), who is strongly against the North Korea Human Rights Act. Choi and Lee.. [2012-03-08 16:47]
Come Clean First, Seoul Mayor Second
On September 25th, Park Young Sun was chosen as the Democratic Party candidate for the Seoul mayoral election, which is to be held on October 26th. Park will now take on lawyer Park Won Sun on October 3rd to decide who will go on to run as the sole opposition.. [2011-09-27 10:41]
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