The Political Implications of Ahn's Withdrawal



Opinion The Political Implications of Ahn’s Withdrawal Steve Chung November 30, 2012 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Ahn Cheol-Soo - Jinho Jung from Seoul, South Korea [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Following Korean politics can be as exciting as watching a Hollywood movie. In the last 30-40 years we have seen that many things can happen when it comes to the political situation in South Korea. Dictators, assassins, coup d’etats, massacres, sex scandals, corruptions and even suicides have all occurred. To add to the mix, this year a well known professor and software mogul by the name of Ahn Cheol-soo entered the race to become President. Wildly popular with younger generations, ruling Saenuri party officials had for some time regarded Ahn as a threat in the forthcoming December elections. But despite © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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The Political Implications of Ahn’s Withdrawal

Steve Chung November 30, 2012

Ahn Cheol-Soo - Jinho Jung from Seoul, South Korea [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Following Korean politics can be as exciting as watching a Hollywood movie. In the last 30-40 years we have seen that many things can happen when it comes to the political situation in South Korea. Dictators, assassins, coup d’etats, massacres, sex scandals, corruptions and even suicides have all occurred. To add to the mix, this year a well known professor and software mogul by the name of Ahn Cheol-soo entered the race to become President.

Wildly popular with younger generations, ruling Saenuri party officials had for some time regarded Ahn as a threat in the forthcoming December elections. But despite

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Steve Chung

Steve Lok-wai CHUNG is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Korean Studies, University of Sydney. He graduated from Lingnan University in 2004, majoring in international relations, and obtained an MPhil in government and public administration at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2008, with his thesis on “Pushing the Envelope for Transnational Political Advocacy: Unconventional Channels in EU-DPRK Relations”. His research interests include peace and reconciliation of the two Koreas, reform and development of North Korean economy and nuclear diplomacy of North Korea.

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