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Park Geun-hye impeached
![Is South Korea Really a Liberal Country? Is South Korea Really a Liberal Country?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-24-1.jpg)
Is South Korea Really a Liberal Country?
By James Park
The liberals’ primacy is unprecedented and likely long-term. But is it permanent?
![South Korean Conservatives: What Now? South Korean Conservatives: What Now?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18096218820278.jpg)
South Korean Conservatives: What Now?
By Steven Denney
Can South Korea’s once-strong right recover from damaging scandals and infighting?
![South Korea's Authoritarian Past Echoes in Controversial Document South Korea's Authoritarian Past Echoes in Controversial Document](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-20_14-59-31.jpg)
South Korea's Authoritarian Past Echoes in Controversial Document
By Clint Work
Seoul will be investigating a controversial plan to mobilize soldiers if protests against former president Park got out of hand.
![South Korea and Brazil Rejected Their Female Leaders South Korea and Brazil Rejected Their Female Leaders](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-park_geun-hye_8724400493_cropped.jpg)
South Korea and Brazil Rejected Their Female Leaders
By Dawisson Belém Lopes
The impeachment scandals that entangled Park Geun-hye and Dilma Rousseff smack of misogyny.
![The Turning Point for South Korean Democracy The Turning Point for South Korean Democracy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-20_14-59-31.jpg)
The Turning Point for South Korean Democracy
By Chris Carothers
South Korea's youth were famous for being politically apathetic. Not anymore.
![Why Are South Korean Politics So Messy? Why Are South Korean Politics So Messy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-18_16-14-51.jpg)
Why Are South Korean Politics So Messy?
By Jin Kai
Exploring the six enduring features of Korean politics.
![Does Moon Jae-in’s Victory Herald a New Dawn for the Sunshine Policy? Does Moon Jae-in’s Victory Herald a New Dawn for the Sunshine Policy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-8162664673_daf668c0d4_k.jpg)
Does Moon Jae-in’s Victory Herald a New Dawn for the Sunshine Policy?
By Troy Stangarone
The geopolitical context doesn't favor a direct return to the Sunshine Policy of 1998-2008.
![Will Park Geun-hye Be Pardoned? Will Park Geun-hye Be Pardoned?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-park_geun-hye_8724400493_cropped.jpg)
Will Park Geun-hye Be Pardoned?
By Justin Fendos
If a pardon is made, the peaceful protests could change tone.
![North Korea in the Spotlight as South Korea’s Presidential Race Tightens North Korea in the Spotlight as South Korea’s Presidential Race Tightens](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-1200px-안철수_의원과의_대담.jpg)
North Korea in the Spotlight as South Korea’s Presidential Race Tightens
By Shannon Tiezzi
As the North Korea threat grows, a dark horse consolidates support.
![South Korea's Impeached President Park Now Under Arrest South Korea's Impeached President Park Now Under Arrest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-07_14-05-37.jpg)
South Korea's Impeached President Park Now Under Arrest
By John Power
Less than a month after losing her immunity, Park is detained on charges of bribery and abuse of power.
![Park Geun-hye's Impeachment, Through the Eyes of a Korean Millennial Park Geun-hye's Impeachment, Through the Eyes of a Korean Millennial](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-20_14-59-31.jpg)
Park Geun-hye's Impeachment, Through the Eyes of a Korean Millennial
By Youngbean Kim
Park Geun-hye's political scandal inspired a generation of students to political action.
![After Impeachment Verdict, Korea’s ‘Fresh Start’ On Reform Begins Again After Impeachment Verdict, Korea’s ‘Fresh Start’ On Reform Begins Again](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-13_13-05-35.jpg)
After Impeachment Verdict, Korea’s ‘Fresh Start’ On Reform Begins Again
By Anthony Fensom
Will a new president be able to jump-start a sluggish economy?
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