South Korea Politics

3 Mar 2013

Park Geun-hye has committed to shifting the "paradigm of administering state affairs" and placing the happiness of the people on top of her agenda.

South Koreans head to ballot box to elect new president

19 Dec 2012

Just days after the return of the hawkish Shinzo Abe to power in Japan, South Koreans today head to the ballot box to elect their new president.

Ghosts of presidents past haunt South Korea vote

18 Dec 2012

South Koreans choose a new leader on Wednesday in an election shadowed by the ghosts of two dead presidents – Park Chung-hee and Roh Moo-hyun.

Will a president's daughter be South Korea's next leader?

6 Dec 2012

In the elections across Asia from Japan to Sri Lanka this year, perhaps the most intriguing candidate is Park Geun-hye, who is seeking to be the first woman elected president of South Korea.

Ahn Cheol-soo quits South Korean race for presidency

24 Nov 2012

South Korean software mogul Ahn Cheol-soo gave up his bid to become president yesterday and endorsed another opposition candidate, setting the stage for a close race with conservative favourite...

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In Korea, who will take on Park?

The decision by South Korea's two left-leaning presidential candidates to merge their campaigns to avoid splitting their vote was a no-brainer if they are to have any chance of defeating...

Weaker presidential candidates unite against favourite Park Geun-hye

South Korea's two left-leaning presidential hopefuls agreed yesterday on a potentially game-changing merger to field a single candidate against conservative front-runner Park Geun-hye.