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Category: Park Geun-hye
An gains prominence in election; Saenuri rushes to search for candidate
Liberal South Chungcheong Gov. An Hee-jung is fast emerging as a strong presidential candidate, as rival political camps jockey to prepare for primaries in anticipation of an earlier than expected election. The race is heating up inside the liberal Democratic Party as its two main candidates come from the same political faction of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun.
S. Korean minister arrested over artist blacklist allegation
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye hold up a banner showing pictures of the U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Park during a rally opposing her impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. South Korean prosecutors on Saturday arrested Park’s culture minister and her former top presidential adviser over allegations that they blacklisted artists critical of the government.
Korea’s ambassador to France grilled over blacklist of cultural figures
South Korea’s Ambassador to France Mo Chul-min was questioned by investigators Thursday over allegations the presidential office created a “blacklist” of cultural figures considered critical of the conservative government. Mo, who served as senior presidential secretary for education and culture from 2013 to 2014, returned to South Korea on Wednesday, following a summons from the independent counsel team looking into a massive influence-peddling scandal that led to President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment.
North Korean defector impressed by Seoul political protests
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