South Korean presidential candidate for the ruling Democratic party faces backlash after placing blame on the Ukrainian president for the Russian invasion during a presidential debate. The 2022 South Korean presidential election is scheduled for March 9, less than a week away. Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine has come into the international spotlight as the…

With South Korea’s presidential election just a week away, the country’s approach toward the U.S.-China rivalry has become the center topic for debate. Poll numbers in the final days appear to favor the conservative candidate seeking to enhance ties with the United States. The 2022 South Korean presidential election is scheduled for Mar. 9. The…

The South Koreans are very angry. Disputes at the Beijing Winter Olympics, from woman wearing Hanbok at the opening ceremony to a controversial penalty in short track speed skating, have sharply inflamed anti-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sentiment in South Korea. This could influence how people vote in South Korea’s presidential election in March. Hanbok Controversy…

South Koreans are angered by the disqualification of two of its short-track speedskaters at the Beijing Games just weeks ahead of its presidential election during which the debate topics were centered around the country’s relationship with China. According to the Associated Press (AP), the skating dispute crossed over into politics as South Korean presidential candidates—locked…

South Koreans are angered by the disqualification of two of its short-track speedskaters at the Beijing Games just weeks ahead of its presidential election during which the debate topics were centered around the country’s relationship with China. The skating dispute crossed over into politics as South Korean presidential candidates—locked in heated campaigns ahead of the…

As a run-up to the 2022 South Korean presidential election scheduled for March 9, four candidates clashed in a two-hour televised debate. The candidates sparred over their approaches to the United States and China as well as their plans to reinforce national missile defense against North Korea. The debate, on the evening of Feb. 3,…

New Analysis Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was set free on Dec. 31, 2021, after serving four years and nine months in prison, following her corruption conviction being pardoned by the government last week. Park was the first female president of South Korea and the daughter of former President Park Chung-hee. Four years ago,…

With less than three months until South Korea’s presidential election, candidates of both major parties are competing over their prospects as the country’s next president. However, family scandals and controversies appear to have dominated the debate instead of policy discussion and plans for the future. The 2022 South Korean presidential election will be held on…

News Analysis The 20th presidential election of the Republic of Korea will be held on March 9, 2022. The current government, the Moon administration, was brought to power in May of 2017 following the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye in December 2016. Since the Korean Constitution limits presidential terms to a single-fixed period of…

With only four months left before the presidential election in South Korea, the People Power Party, the largest opposition party in Korea, recently elected Yoon Seok-youl as the presidential candidate, forming a two-way contest with the ruling party’s candidate Lee Jae-myung. Meanwhile, a Korean poll shows that nearly 60 percent of the public support a…