Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Have South Korean Conservatives Made a Full Comeback?
The Diplomat ^ | James Park

Posted on 01/23/2022 10:38:58 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege

In recent years, South Korea’s conservative party has gone through devastating political turmoil... But in recent months, the party – now rebranded as the People Power Party (PPP) – has regained momentum. The PPP claimed its first electoral win in the April by-elections for the Seoul and Busan mayoral posts, and has caught up with President Moon Jae-in’s progressive Democratic Party in approval rating.

Broadly, the conservative party’s resurgence can be attributed to expanded support from moderate swing voters. According to a Seoul National University study, South Korea’s ideological landscape displays a 5:3:2 ratio between moderates, progressives, and conservatives...

What could this mean for the upcoming 2022 presidential election?

In recent years, South Korean conservatives branded themselves as China hawks...

South Korean “yi-dae-nam” (Gen Z men) are particularly hostile toward their country’s growing women’s rights activism, with 76 percent opposing feminism...

(Excerpt) Read more at thediplomat.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS:
When read in full, it's clear the writer has a leftist PC bent, but interesting insights nonetheless.
1 posted on 01/23/2022 10:38:58 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

What will become of the riberals?


2 posted on 01/23/2022 11:20:59 AM PST by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson