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A South Korean elderly woman casts her vote for the parliamentary election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. (AP photo)

Korean conservatives win a close election

By Andy Jackson Thu, Apr 12, 2012 12:49AM UTC View Comments

The ballots are still being counted, but it is apparent that the conservative New Frontier Party will remain the largest party in Korea’s National Assembly. As of midnight, the Chosun Ilbo projects that the NFP will hold 152 of the National Assembly’s 300 seats. The progressive Democratic Unified Party is ahead in 127 races while...

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The Battleground: Korea’s National Assembly Election

By Andy Jackson Mon, Apr 09, 2012 1:22PM UTC View Comments

New Frontier Pary chair Park Geun-hye campaigns in Busan ahead of the April 11 National Assembly Elections (Hankyoreh/Kang Chang-kwang photo)

Korea’s April 11 National Assembly elections are upon us. The latest polls taken before a government-mandated blackout on polling last week showed that the election was going to be extremely close with the conservative majority New Frontier Party roughly even with the combined strength of the main opposition Democratic Unified Party and the minor left-wing Unified Progressive Party....

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Korean legislative election is tight, really tight

By Andy Jackson Sun, Mar 25, 2012 11:36AM UTC View Comments

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye Pic: AP

With just two and a half weeks to go before Korea’s National Assembly elections, all signs indicate that the race is extremely close. How close? The title that the polling firm Realmeter chose for its latest poll is illustrative: New Frontier = Democrats + Progressives (새누리 39.4% = 민주 33.7% + 진보 5.7%). In other...

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Conservatives gain ground ahead of Korean legislative elections

By Andy Jackson Wed, Mar 14, 2012 2:53AM UTC View Comments

Park Geun-hye has led the NFP back to the top of public opinion polls

It appears that the New Frontier Party has done the right thing in once again turning to Park Geun-hye in its time of need. Park has helped the NFP overcome its ties to unpopular president Lee Myung-bak to soar past its main rival, the progressive Democratic Unified Party, in the latest Realmeter poll. The NFP gained four...

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South Korean parties face divisions ahead of elections

By Andy Jackson Tue, Mar 06, 2012 1:56AM UTC View Comments

Democratic Unity Party candidate hopfuls protest in front of party headquarters demanding a fair nomination process ahead of the April 11, 2012 elections. Korea Times/Koh Young-kwon photo

Both of South Korea’s major political parties are facing internal divisions ahead of the April National Assembly elections, which could add further unpredictability to the race. The majority conservative New Frontier Party is facing a major split after its nominating committee excluded roughly 30 sitting legislators from primary elections to be held later this month. The...

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