Our New President

You may or may not have seen the results on CNN, but South Korea now has a new President elect. This election broke all sorts of records and gave the press so much to write about. I thought I would never see another non-Lee Myung Bak news story again right after the election.

An informal polling of my students, Korean colleagues and random people revealed that the majority of people feel that Lee Myung Bak is well qualified for the job. (He was Chairman of Hyundai, Mayor of Seoul, etc.) However, they were weary of his morals and past business dealings. The fraud allegations that have shared the spotlight with his landslide victory may or may not be cleared before the upcoming inauguration, but it will certainly make it a more interesting event.