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...feud between opposition leaders, Kim Young Sam, 60, might have become President of South Korea. Though Kim and his longtime rival, Kim Dae Jung, 62, together drew 55% of the votes in December's presidential election, Government Candidate Roh Tae Woo, 55, was able to win with just 37% of the total. Kim Young Sam showed his contrition last week by stepping down as head of the Reunification Democratic Party, the main opposition group. He said the move was aimed at promoting unity among antigovernment forces in National Assembly elections, which have been scheduled for this spring. Kim Dae Jung...
...across the front page of every daily newspaper in South Korea. Unusual though it was, the public apology by Opposition Leader Kim Young Sam, 60, was only the first to be offered by losers of South Korea's first free presidential election in 16 years. Rival Dissident Leader Kim Dae Jung, 62, issued his mea culpa two days later, conceding his "unbearably heavy responsibility" for the victory two weeks ago of Roh Tae Woo, 55, the candidate of the ruling Democratic Justice Party. By splitting the opposition vote, the two Kims had allowed Roh to win with only...
Though their concessions were painfully apt, neither Kim backed away from charges that Roh won by cheating. Kim Dae Jung, who finished third with 27% of the vote, seemed especially bitter: "It's utterly incomprehensible that I, who was able to mobilize millions of people at my campaign rallies, should have been defeated." A more conciliatory Kim Young Sam, who drew 28%, said his party would work with Roh to revise laws for National Assembly elections. The offer seemed aimed at repairing Kim's credibility as an effective political force. Said Lee Chul, an opposition National Assembly member...
With 83 percent of the vote counted, Roh, a former army general, was leading with 37 percent, the National Election Commission said. Opposition candidate Kim Young-sam trailed with 26.7 percent, followed by rival opposition candidates Kim Dae-jung with 26.1 percent and Kim Jong-pil with 8 percent...
Experts say Kim Young Sam appears to be gaining momentum as the middle-of- the-road candidate. Notes Han Sung Joo, a Korea University political scientist: "Both Kim Dae Jung and Roh Tae Woo are opposed by a majority of the voters. Kim Young Sam is clearly the most electable." He adds that the contest is becoming a race between Roh and Kim Young Sam. No one, however, is quite ready to count out Kim Dae Jung. Though Han believes Kim Dae Jung will capture little more than 30% of the vote, he could still win if the minor candidates...