President Yoon Suk Yeol has taken flak from the opposition for appointing a former presidential secretary who used to work for impeached former President Park Geun-hye as a new secretary for civil and social agenda.
Former South Korean presidents have traditionally maintained a reserved stance regarding elections held after their tenure, but some have been making rather different moves in this general election. Showing active support for his party, the Democratic Party of Korea, Moon Jae-in, the predecessor of incumbent President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been the most vigorous among the past three presidents, directly joining rallies .
The death of Roh Moo-hyun and the impeachment of Park Geun-hye inflamed victim mentality, which then led to greater internal unity partnered with more extreme hatred of the opposition
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