THAAD issue front and center as Minjoo candidates announce their bids



News THAAD issue front and center as Minjoo candidates announce their bids "Ahn-bama" and "Bernie Sanders of Korea" clash on ROK defense, diplomacy, and relations with Trump JH Ahn January 23, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News, Sungnam City, edited by NK News Two politicians from the opposition Minjoo Party declared their candidacy on Sunday and Monday, bringing the total number of Minjoo candidates to three, including front-runner Moon Jae-in. But despite hailing from the same party, Ahn Hee-jung, the Governor of South Chungcheong, and Lee Jae-myung, the mayor of Seongnam, expressed significant differences on matters related to North Korea, including the contentious deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. Two politicians from the opposition Minjoo Party declared their candidacy on Sunday and Monday, bringing the total number of Minjoo candidates to three, including front-runner Moon Jae-in. But despite hailing from the same party, Ahn Hee-jung, the Governor of South Chungcheong, and Lee Jae-myung, the mayor of Seongnam, expressed significant differences on matters related to North Korea, including the contentious deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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THAAD issue front and center as Minjoo candidates announce their bids

"Ahn-bama" and "Bernie Sanders of Korea" clash on ROK defense, diplomacy, and relations with Trump

JH Ahn January 23, 2017

THAAD issue front and center as Minjoo candidates announce their bids

NK News, Sungnam City, edited by NK News

Two politicians from the opposition Minjoo Party declared their candidacy on Sunday and Monday, bringing the total number of Minjoo candidates to three, including front-runner Moon Jae-in.

But despite hailing from the same party, Ahn Hee-jung, the Governor of South Chungcheong, and Lee Jae-myung, the mayor of Seongnam, expressed significant differences on matters related to North Korea, including the contentious deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.

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