
Why has the support for South Korea's President Moon Jae-in collapsed among young men?
2019-01-18 10:12:49 source:South China Morning Post
January 18, 2019
Like many of his peers, 21-year-old Do Sang-won had high hopes for Moon Jae-in when he voted for him for president.
After his predecessor Park Geun-hye was toppled in an extraordinary corruption scandal involving a confidante linked to a shamanistic cult, Moon seemed to embody a fairer and more just South Korea.
But since the election Do’s expectations have soured, and he is far from alone. Although Moon won the youth vote in May 2017, young South Korean men are now abandoning the president in droves and are less satisfied with his performance than any other demographic.
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