April 20, 2024
Opinion

Election 2017: After Park, who will control the Blue House?

From former chiefs of staff, to populists and multi-millionaires, there's plenty of choice

The wolves are circling to destroy South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye. Can they, however, agree on a single “progressive” candidate in next year's election – or will they fall into deadly wrangling?

While Park’s enemies are howling for the kill, she can only pray that they're all salivating to chase off rivals before hounding her out of the Blue House, the presidential complex on a rise beyond the ancient palace of Korean kings. The major contenders have been on the broad avenue leading to the palace gates every Saturday night for weeks calling for her ouster before hundreds of thousands of protesters.

Become a member for less than $4 per week.

  • Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis
  • The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop
  • Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns
  • Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting
Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts.
Subscribe now

All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time.