Deepening South Korea’s Relations with the Middle East
The active relationship between South Korea and the Middle East Area is relatively young.
The active relationship between South Korea and the Middle East Area is relatively young.
As the new ROK and U.S. administrations interact and deal with each other, both sides must avoid “unforced errors” and cooperate with each other as much as possible to confront domestic and international trends that place impediments on both economies.
May 2nd marked the last day for polls to be conducted before the South Korean presidential election on May 9th.
The next administration will come into office at time when South Korea faces a wide array of economic, political, social, and security challenges.
The EU and South Korea share important values such as human rights, democracy and a market economy, making the EU an important partner for South Korea and the next presidential administration.
With the South Korean presidential election a little over a week away, frontrunner Moon Jae-in has maintained his lead while his closest competitor Ahn Cheol-soo continues to fall in the polls.
Our aggregate poll is an average of national polls conducted between April 18th and 24th.
Ahn’s plans called for a wave of support from citizens at the ballot booth who identified with equality, justice, and a fresh start. This would have translated into support from people all over the nation who were tired of traditional regionalism. This simply did not materialize.
With the Democratic and Republican presumptive nominees now identified, here is our comprehensive list of what the two candidates have said about the Korean peninsula since the beginning of the race.
Candidates have been trying to break South Korean regional politics for years.