Division and purge: South Koreas conservatives in deep trouble

There’s an old saying in South Korean politics: rightists fall from corruption, while leftists crumble from division. Lately, however, these roles appear to have reversed. Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung of the left-wing Democratic Party is entangled in five separate trials on charges ranging from bribery to breach of trust. In November, he was convicted of […]
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