South Korea public opinion

South Korea in Political Disarray Ahead of the April Parliamentary Elections

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Dashed Korean Dreams: The Plight of Migrant Workers

South Korea’s zero-sum game politics has turned into a political quagmire over the so-called “Kim Keon-hee risk,” involving the first lady’s receipt of a Christian Dior bag. Ironically, the scandal has become a leadership test not only for President Yoon Suk-yeol and the ruling People Power Party (PPP), but also for the main opposition Democratic … Read more

The Paradox of South Korea’s Presidential Approval Rating 

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The Paradox of South Korea’s Presidential Approval Rating 

Advertisement Imagine the leader of a nation with an approval rating of more than 80 percent. We might rationally expect the leader to promote policies at will. Now imagine a leader inaugurated with less than 40 percent approval, which drops to the 30 percent, and sometimes 20 percent, range. One can hardly expect that leader … Read more