A legislative election was held recently in South Korea that gave a historic landslide victory to the opposition parties. GLOA faculty member, Dr. Byunghwan Son (https://globalaffairs.gmu.edu/people/bson3) was quoted on the election in international media outlets such as
- AFP (https://www.barrons.com/news/legislative-poll-is-a-vote-for-politicians-s-koreans-dislike-least-4c7c8c8f?fbclid=IwAR1AjtxoxMk-ktbuKx0RMzGVAeTncAGv7IYpxE-Sctcyh4lbRvtAeQzqEqs_aem_AaG5OhWleGHE_o3ysUXFP25b6pwJdrllLv9McziRCe3LDiYFkTNQxyjKfwmFVPyulH0o-u9_BrmaS2M4wH0q-bic) and
- Times Higher Education (https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/how-row-over-medical-school-places-thwarted-korean-president).
In the comments, he offers explanations for the political landscape that fundamentally shaped the electoral outcome, which surprised some international observers.