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May 10, 2017

South Korea Elects Moon Jae-in to Be Next President
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In South Korea, voters elected human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in to be the
next president. Moon Jae-in has pledged to challenge the THAAD missile
defense system the U.S. recently installed in South Korea and to open
talks with North Korea. His election comes after former President Park
Geun-hye was ousted and jailed on charges of bribery, extortion and
abuse of power after massive street demonstrations in March.


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