Despite election success, Moon faces difficulties with Washington and Pyongyang



Opinion Despite election success, Moon faces difficulties with Washington and Pyongyang Cost-sharing talks with Washington and an inter-Korean impasse promise to challenge the ROK President in the coming year Tom Eck May 12, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON President Trump Meets with Chairman Kim Jong Un - The White House - Public domain Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News. Three years into his tenure at the Blue House, Moon Jae-in recently experienced political validation at the ballot box. His party’s election victory in April will give him a majority in the National Assembly to work with (for the first time in his presidency) as he heads into his final two years in office. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News. Three years into his tenure at the Blue House, Moon Jae-in recently experienced political validation at the ballot box. His party’s election victory in April will give him a majority in the National Assembly to work with (for the first time in his presidency) as he heads into his final two years in office. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period 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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Despite election success, Moon faces difficulties with Washington and Pyongyang

Cost-sharing talks with Washington and an inter-Korean impasse promise to challenge the ROK President in the coming year

Tom Eck May 12, 2020

Despite election success, Moon faces difficulties with Washington and Pyongyang

President Trump Meets with Chairman Kim Jong Un - The White House - Public domain

Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News.

Three years into his tenure at the Blue House, Moon Jae-in recently experienced political validation at the ballot box. His party’s election victory in April will give him a majority in the National Assembly to work with (for the first time in his presidency) as he heads into his final two years in office.

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