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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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Presidential poll: Moon Jae-in neck-and-neck with Park Geun-hye

By Andy Jackson Sat, Feb 18, 2012 11:24PM UTC View Comments

Moon Jae-in is showing renewed strength as a presidential candidate (Naver photo)

Political activist, Moon Jae-in, has moved into a virtual tie with Grand NationalNew Frontier Party chairwoman, Park Geun-hye, in a hypothetical head-to-head presidential election. The latest poll from our friends at Realmeter has Park with 44.3 percent to Moon’s 43.0 percent. Moon joins software businessman, Ahn Chul-soo, as a leading progressive contender to the conservative Park. ...

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The coming year in South Korean politics

By Andy Jackson Wed, Jan 04, 2012 2:12AM UTC View Comments

This is going to be a doozy of a year for South Korean Politics, with two major elections amid an ongoing transition in North Korea’s leadership. The first election will be in April for the National Assembly. All 299 seats will be up in the vote, 245 in single-member districts voted and 54 by proportional representation.* ...

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With blood in the water, Korean progressives in an electoral feeding frenzy

By Andy Jackson Tue, Dec 27, 2011 11:21AM UTC View Comments

Park Won-soon's win in the Seoul mayoral election on October 27 has South Korean progressives feeling good about there prospects in the 2012 general elections (AP/Lee Jin-man photo)

The victory by Park Won-soon, a long-time activist backed by progressive groups in a close election for mayor of Seoul last October, has gotten Korea’s left salivating at the prospect of sweeping victories in next year’s national assembly and presidential elections. With a chance to control both the Blue House and the legislature, the various...

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Seoul mayor to forgo presidential run

By Andy Jackson Fri, Aug 12, 2011 8:53PM UTC View Comments

Korean voters will not have Oh Se-hoon to kick around in next year's presidential election. (Photo by Jeff Ooi)

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has declared that he will not be a candidate for the South Korean Presidency in 2012 and instead will fulfill the remainder of his second term, which runs to 2014. Oh had never indicated that he want to run for president, but there had been much speculation that he would run. The...

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