South Korea Elects Candidate for Change

Liberal candidate Moon Jae-in won South Korea’s presidential election on Tuesday. Moon’s decisive win, with approximately 40 percent of the vote and a 14 percent lead over the next closest candidate, signifies the South Korean electorate’s desire for change after 10 years of conservative rule and a political corruption controversy that had former President Park Geun-hye removed from office.

Moon ran on a campaign emphasizing reform that would restore the South Korean people’s faith in their government, pursue economic policies to revitalize a slowing economy and reduce the power of conglomerates, and take a more conciliatory approach to North Korea.

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