Moon Jae-in is the new President of South Korea !

The Result

Moon Jae-in convincingly won South Korea’s presidential election today. He is a liberal politician. This victory will end nearly a decade of conservative ambient, and fetch more conciliatory approach towards North Korea.

Moon is going to end months of political turbulence. Which earlier brought to parliament’s knockdown of conservative former President Park Geun-hye over an extensive corruption scandal that happened in Marh.

Park is the first democratically elected politician in South Korea who finished her career in office, causing a wave election to choose her heritor.

Having won the election Moon promised he will lead a country in the era of the new spirit, changing the scandalous atmosphere.

“I will make a just, united country. I will be a president who also serves all the people who did not support me.” (Reuters)

With 48 percent of the votes, Moon was afore with 39.6 percent.

The turnout of voters was 77.2 percent. Making it the highest in 20 years.

Crushed Parliament

Moon is to be sworn in for a five-year term on Wednesday. But he said the showy inauguration ceremony is not necessary. Because he wants to start working straight away.

He will very soon name a prime minister. Also, a prime minister needs parliamentary approval.

In 2012, in the previous presidential election, Moon lost from Park. His ideas favor dialogue with North Korea about slowing down the tension over missile program.

He aims to renew important country’s conglomerates. Etc. Samsung and Hyundai; Afterwards, boosting fiscal spending to create more jobs.

Moon has criticized previous governments for failing to stop North Korea’s weapons uprising. And he thinks that is the subject of a huge matter for the country.

Moons victory was mainly supported by young people. Who saw his potential of changing the atmosphere. His supporters participated in huge, peaceful rallies during the previous months, asking Park to step off.

Only 22-25 percent of people in their 60s and 70s voted for Moon. Which shows clear generations gap in the country. And that is great, because it shows healthy appetite for changes, coming from the young people.

South Korea as a priority !

Moon, whose campaign promises include a “National Interest First” policy, has struck a chord with people who want the country to stand up to powerful allies and neighbors. He wrote in a book in January which says South Korea should learn to say “no to America”.

Following, Moon said that South Korea has to set to a more active diplomatic role about North Korea’s nuclear threat. By no means watch idly as the United States and China talk to each other.

He considers better inter-Korean relations are necessary to provide country’s security.

“Things are not right to resume the so-called Sunshine Policy, as the U.S. and China turned more hostile towards North Korea.” (Koh Yu-hwan, Moon’s foreign policy adviser)

THAAD system

Observing the bigger picture, Moon’s election could also complicate the growth of the THAAD system. U.S. military and Seoul agreed on this system about a year ago.

In conclusion, Moon said they made this decision too fast. And he thinks the next administration has to have the final say on whether to deploy it.