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Say Goodbye Saenuri?

President Lee Myung-bak has been called upon to apologise for his scandal-plagued administration as opinion polls continue to plunge. Image: Bulent Kilic/AFP

Scandal-plagued conservatives battle negative opinion polls and cynical voters ahead of two crucial elections

SEOUL (17 February 2012) — South Korea’s ruling party Saenuri has come under increased pressure this week as the opposition draws strength from favourable opinion polls to call for President Lee Myung-bak to make a public apology for his scandal-plagued administration and to reshuffle his cabinet.

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Reform or Perish

SEOUL (10 February 2012) — With election fever gripping South Korea, the main political camps have drafted political outsiders to select their candidates, in a race to win favour with voters disgusted by a graft-ridden and elitist political culture.

Talking Up Diamonds

SEOUL (3 February 2012) — South Korea’s foreign ministry has been plunged into an alleged share-rigging scandal after investigators started looking into a statement it made more than a year ago that greatly exaggerated the worth of a diamond mine in Cameroon.

Breath of Fresh Air

SEOUL (20 January 2012) — One day after Taiwan went to the polls, more than 600,000 South Koreans also wrapped up their participation in an election, but of a kind the country had never seen.

A Party Riven

SEOUL (13 January 2012) — The beleaguered ruling Grand National Party (GNP), which is already fighting to save its credibility with voters, is now having to face down allegations of graft made by one party member of another, ahead of the April parliamentary elections.

Sudden Death Shocks Natio

SEOUL (23 December 2011) — All South Korean military units were on alert and security along the 248km border tightened upon news of the death of Kim Jung-il, the autocratic leader of North Korea.

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