South Korea is having a snap presidential following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-Yeol for the December martial law declaration. The frontrunner is Lee Jae-myung, the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) candidate who lost to Yoon narrowly in the previous election and has since become the frontrunner for his opposition to Yoon. Yoon's conservative People Power Party (PPP) is putting forward hardline labour minister Kim Moon-Soo, who until recently refused to apologise for the martial law declaration. Another candidate of note, polling close to 10%, is conservative Reform Party candidate Lee Jun-Seok, who is known for his reformist vision and anti-feminist stances.
In terms of who we as a sub would support, since it's mostly a two party system we want LJM to win to stop the PPP from winning again after the martial law declaration. However, many here might take issue with him showing harsher rhetoric towards Japan (that has been toned down recently) and his staunchly left-wing politics. Lee Jeon-Seok might even be closer to this sub's economic views but his anti-feminist views would dissuade people here.
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I would also suggest tuning into SBS news channels livestreams on Youtube, they tend have hilarious election graphics.
Polls close at 8PM local time (7AM EST)
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In China both South Korea and North Korea are actually referred to by their official names.
South Korea in Korean is Hanguk (νκ΅), Han nation, referring to the Han river. The Korean language has also historically been expressed in Chinese characters, which is what are used to refer to South Korea in Chinese, Hanguo (ι©ε½οΌ.
North Korea on the other hand refers to Korea as Joseon (μ‘°μ ), in reference to the ancient kingdom that ruled the peninsula. Similarly, in Chinese it is Chaoxian (ζι²οΌ.
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The way men in their 20s voted is wild
Compare to their middle aged men who I guess have clear memories of the democratisation movement
Shame the Korean liberals have a lot of flaws too but probably better them than either of the chud candidates.
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The final boss of gender polarisation
Gen Z korean men are more like what Political pundits think American Gen Z men are like than actual American Gen Z men
Itβs awesome that Arirang news broadcasts in English. I wish more parts of the world had a news service like that for all of us election dorks
It’s kinda interesting how Reform party is more popular among women in 20s and 30s than 50s 60s men.
You would expect an anti feminist party to be less popular among women right.
People who are surprised that PPP got near 40% should remember that near 40% of people were also against impeaching President Yoon.
There are just a lot of deranged right wing supporters who think coup is totally cool, which is a worrying pattern we also saw in other countries like US
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Korean politics is always the most difficult for me to comment on.
Not because I donβt understand it, but because I typically donβt like *anyone* involved in it
South Korea is showing that normalisation of anti-democratic parties isn’t a uniquely American phenomenon
this election was made illegitimate after the deep state conspired to remove the great President Yoon from office
So who are we rooting for
Thank God for my Korean sistas.
I mean we know Lee is gonna win no matter what. All that matters is the margin of win.
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Japan Times is running the most evil looking picture of Lee possible. Pretty funny.
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Snap presidential elections are so weird
Damn, I just realized the major parties in South Korea that people have to choose from are Red and Blue. Is this a reference to the **X** and **O** buttons in Squid Game Season 2????
Lee Jae-myung seems pretty good. He supports nuclear energy and wants to invest in AI. He might be a bit ambitious but he seems like he’d be pretty good for the country.
Most of the polls from the pros put Best ahead, even though the audience thinks Soulkey has it in the bag. That’s a crazy break.
[The election graphics are back](https://xcancel.com/myhlee/status/1929863206446813259)
Damn I need to make sure I keep more healthy snacks in the house. Celery sticks go crazy
Nice to see an election go decisively for once and not be another nailbiter decided by 1-2%.
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youth gender polarization final boss
I support whichever candidate argues for TOTAL SUBJUGATION to the AMERICA, personified in President Donald J. Trump.
Don’t have the same drive today despite a similar morning routine. Still not so bad
What does being βsoft on Chinaβ or βtoo pro Chinaβ even mean when it comes to South Korean politics
Like I see that line thrown at LJM a lot but what context does it even have? What did he say or propose specifically about China that pissed people off?
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The Squid Game graphics are going so hard