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Is Confucius leaving Korea? Political changes and challenges after the general elections

Is Confucius leaving Korea? Political changes and challenges after the general elections Asia Europe Journal (2004) 2: 337–339 ASIA DOI: 10.1007/s10308-004-0108-6 EUROPE JOURNAL Springer-Verlag 2004 Is Confucius leaving Korea? Political changes and challenges after the general elections Ulrich Niemann and Sabine Burghart Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Sungdong P.O.Box 77, Seoul 133-600, South Korea (e-mail: fnfkorea@fnfkorea.org) In his first address to the nation after the Constitutional Court’s rejection of the impeachment motion on May 15, 2004 President Roh stressed that the newly elected lawmakers would have to take ‘‘the lead in the reform’’. The impeachment drama and the general elections revealed remaining shortcom- ings of the political institutions, for example, the strong position of the president, the frequent exchange of cabinet ministers, a dysfunctional parliament, the structure of parties lacking clear political, more ideology- based programs, social inclusiveness and continuity. Many important issues – except the motion of impeachment against President Roh- were not discussed explicitly during the election campaign. Although the voters are aware of the parties’ differing ‘ideological’ positions, the two main parties, Uri Party and Grand National Party (GNP), have similar responses to certain issues. Moreover, strong clientelism and regional antagonism are evidence of institutional weaknesses. Regarding these democratic shortcomings a reform of the parliament and the political parties is http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asia Europe Journal Springer Journals

Is Confucius leaving Korea? Political changes and challenges after the general elections

Niemann, Ulrich; Burghart, Sabine
Asia Europe Journal , Volume 2 (3) – Jan 1, 2004
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Asia Europe Journal (2004) 2: 337–339 ASIA DOI: 10.1007/s10308-004-0108-6 EUROPE JOURNAL Springer-Verlag 2004 Is Confucius leaving Korea? Political changes and challenges after the general elections Ulrich Niemann and Sabine Burghart Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Sungdong P.O.Box 77, Seoul 133-600, South Korea (e-mail: fnfkorea@fnfkorea.org) In his first address to the nation after the Constitutional Court’s rejection of the impeachment motion on May 15, 2004 President Roh stressed that the newly elected lawmakers would have to take ‘‘the lead in the reform’’. The impeachment drama and the general elections revealed remaining shortcom- ings of the political institutions, for example, the strong position of the president, the frequent exchange of cabinet ministers, a dysfunctional parliament, the structure of parties lacking clear political, more ideology- based programs, social inclusiveness and continuity. Many important issues – except the motion of impeachment against President Roh- were not discussed explicitly during the election campaign. Although the voters are aware of the parties’ differing ‘ideological’ positions, the two main parties, Uri Party and Grand National Party (GNP), have similar responses to certain issues. Moreover, strong clientelism and regional antagonism are evidence of institutional weaknesses. Regarding these democratic shortcomings a reform of the parliament and the political parties is

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