Search: Park Geun-hye,Corruption,South Korea (2 materials)

South Korea Without a Prime Minister

On April 20, 2015, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo was forced to resign amid a corruption scandal. While corruption is part and parcel of political life in South Korea, this latest resignation differs somewhat ... ... months in office. Secondly, it is the first time that it has been done without the consent of the country’s president, as Park Geun-hye is currently on an official visit to Latin America and will only return to Seoul on April 27, 2015. And it seems ...

29.04.2015

Lee Wan-koo’s Resignation: a New Episode in the South Korean Saga

... corruption, and Lee Wan-koo faces a similar fate. There is nothing strange about the fact that the fight against corruption in South Korea is part of the political struggle, which makes it possible to blackball virtually any undesirable candidate without breaking the law. Indeed, is there anything as fair as the fight against corruption? Current president of the Republic of Korea Park Geun-hye also took advantage of this practice and is now facing a difficult political situation. Although Park Geun-hye belongs ...

27.04.2015

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