Where’s South Korea’s democracy headed? (East Asia Forum)

On 13 April South Koreans will elect the 300 members of the country’s unicameral National Assembly. Since making the switch from military dictatorship to democracy in 1987 and announcing itself on the world stage at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, South Korea has undergone a remarkable political transformation. It joined the ranks of the OECD in 1996 and acted as a global agenda setter when it was the first non-G7 country to host and chair the G20 Summit in 2010. But, almost 30 years since democratisation, how are the country’s democratic institutions fairing now?

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/04/11/wheres-south-koreas-democracy-headed/