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May 9, 2017

South Korea Voters Head to Polls for Presidential Election
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In South Korea, voters are heading to the polls today for a special
election to fill the seat of former President Park Geun-hye, who was
ousted and jailed on charges of bribery, extortion and abuse of power
after massive street demonstrations in March. The front-running
candidate, Moon Jae-in, has pledged to challenge the THAAD missile
defense system the U.S. recently installed in South Korea. The most
left-leaning candidate in the race, Sim Sang-jung, has campaigned on a
platform of wealth redistribution, universal basic income, LGBT rights
and other progressive causes.


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