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

Korea: Deep thoughts on last April’s by-elections

By Andy Jackson Thu, Jun 30, 2011 8:55PM UTC View Comments

For those who cannot get enough Korean elections*, Dr. Kim Jiyoon, a research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, aims to please. As the name suggests, her Analysis of the 4.27 Special Election Results and the 2012 Presidential Election serves a deep dish of data and analysis regarding last April’s by-elections and their impact on...

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Korea’s ruling party suffers “crushing defeat” in by-elections

By Andy Jackson Thu, Apr 28, 2011 6:43AM UTC View Comments

Sohn Hak-kyu's Democrati Party boycotted a vote on the Korea-EU FTA that they had helped set

Here are a couple of headlines concerning the results of the April 27 by-elections. Yonhap led with Ruling party suffers crushing defeat in by-elections, while the JoonAng Ilbo declared Opposition headed to victory in by-elections. While it is certainly true that the majority Grand National Party was disappointed by the results, it was hardly as...

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Korea’s Battle in Bundang

By Andy Jackson Wed, Apr 13, 2011 9:30AM UTC View Comments

Korean National Election Commision promotional poster for the April 27, 2011 by-elections

It is pretty easy to figure out which of the four major contests in Korea’s April 27 by-elections is the premier event; just find the one featuring party big wigs. A lack of meaningful residency requirements means that the parties can place their biggest names in whichever race they think is the most important. By...

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