South Korea Without a Prime Minister
... according to rumours). Will the scandal surrounding Lee Wan-koo’s resignation have long-lasting consequences? The most likely candidate that the ruling party will put forward in the December 2017 presidential elections is current UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, whose second term in office will end in December 2016. But the wave of corruption in South Korea has taken the shine off his reputation as well. The Conservatives, however, are unlikely to just let the opposition sweep in and take power. The opposition is smaller, fragmented and does not have a charismatic leader. However,...
29.04.2015