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Defiance and Disillusionment in Heartland of South Korean President’s Support
Tags: Current Focus, South Korea, Women,
NYT's Mokoto Rich provides this excellent report from Daegu, the fourth largest city in South Korea, where the current president's father attended teacher's college, and where she draws her base of support. Her father is the dictator president Park who ruled South Korea from 1961 to 1979, known for efforts to modernize South Korea and protect it from the Communist North.Most of the city's residents no longer support president Park Geun-hye because they say even though she herself is a good person, she had poor judgement in having a friend who they say swindled her. That friend Ms. Choo Soon-Sil won favors and contracts using the powers of the presidential office with the full knowledge of the president. This makes her incompetent for the presidential office say even conservative supporters who disagree with the opposition's protests.
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Ms. Park, daughter of military ruler Park Chung Hee of S. Korea (1961-1979) was elected president in Dec. 2012 for a single five year term. She had the overwhelming support of people over 50, with her liberal rival Moon enjoying the support of people in the 20's and 30's. Both candidates vied for the vote of people in the middle in their 40's. S. Korea faces a slowing economy and the focus in this election was on the economy, high household debt, welfare support, high tution costs and the job situation for young people.
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