S Korean ‘Bernie Sanders’: Why Moon’s Rise to Power Sends Mixed Signals to US
SputnikNews.com
10.05.2017
Moon Jae-in stands a good chance of finding common ground with Moscow, Russian political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev wrote for RIA Novosti, adding that Moon’s election promises correspond to Moscow and Beijing’s vision.
Moon Jae-in’s rise to power in South Korea may potentially ease the ongoing tensions on the peninsula.
Commenting on Moon’s win in his op-ed for RIA Novosti Russian journalist and political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev noted that the South Korean newly elected president greatly resembles America’s former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
“The victory of President Moon was just as predictable as the defeat of Marin Le Pen. His rivals did not have a chance — which is understandable, if you recall the monthslong scandal surrounding Moon’s predecessor, impeached [South Korean President] Park Geun-hye. The candidate from her party was well aware that he would lose,” Kosyrev wrote.
What is more important, it was clear that the coming to power of the Democratic Party of Korea’s presidential candidate would signal a change in Seoul’s attitude toward North Korea and its “nuclear threat,” he highlighted.
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