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South Korea After Roh Moo Hyun: Blood ties thicker than an alliance?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

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A presidential election will be held in South Korea at the end of next year to choose a successor to Roh Moo Hyun, leader of the Uri Party, who is due to step down in February 2008.

While it is rather early to talk about his replacement, I recently led a Japan National Press Club mission to South Korea to observe the situation and to meet with the leading contenders for the presidency.

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