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South Korea Elects Moon Jae-in to Be Next President

HeadlineMay 10, 2017

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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