Trump, North Korea Could Help Conservatives in South Korean Election

If the past is an accurate predictor, President Park Geun-hye’s conservative ruling Saenuri Party should benefit in the upcoming South Korean legislative elections from both North Korea’s most recent nuclear provocation and from U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s criticism of the U.S., South Korean military alliance. “When tensions are heightened due to North Korea, conservatives usually gain votes,” said political analyst Hwang Tae-soon with Wisdom Center think-tank in...

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