S Korea’s Politics of Betrayal and the Mirage of Conservative Unity

Busan — Ten days before South Korea’s presidential election, candidates Yoo Seong-min and Hong Joon-pyo were both campaigning in Busan, scrounging for any available votes in the traditional conservative bastion. They did the typical rounds in marketplaces and bustling downtown areas, trying to appeal to the voters that South Korean lawmakers so fondly call “common folk.” Busan, which is part of the southeast region collectively called “Yeongnam [http://35.194.100.85/potent-force-koreas-regiona