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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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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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Who is Moon Jae-in and why should we care?

By Andy Jackson Mon, Jun 06, 2011 10:01PM UTC View Comments

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

Update: A new Realmeter poll has Moon up to 6.6 percent, moving up but still trailing Sohn Hak-kyu (12.6 percent) and Rhyu Si-min (9.3 percent). I expect that Moon’s support level will remain steady or even drop some over the next few months but that he will surge next spring with the third anniversary of Roh...

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Radio AC: Korea’s new leading Progressive standard bearer

By Andy Jackson Tue, May 10, 2011 5:40PM UTC View Comments

Promotional poster for "The True-Taste Show"

I will be on TBS eFM radio’s Prime Time at about 7:10 PM Korea Time (6:10 AM EST and 10:10 GMT) today to talk about the rise of Sohn Hak-kyu as the leading progress potential candidate for president and a scandal regarding restaurants buying their way onto TV eating shows. There is a live feed. I will put...

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