Word: dae
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...longer bound by legal restraints, Kim Dae Jung today holds a powerful position in the National Assembly, where he leads the Party for Peace and Democracy, the largest opposition group. Last month the military detailed a two-star general to give Kim a guided tour of South Korean defenses along the Demilitarized Zone, which borders Communist North Korea. Roh, himself a former four-star general, regularly invites Kim and other opposition leaders to the Blue House, the presidential seat, to brief them on government policies and listen to their views...
...investigative powers, including the right to order the arrest of reluctant witnesses. Roh vetoed the proposal. Consultations produced a compromise acceptable to both government and opposition. The event was quiet but historic, emblematic of the changes of the past year. "It is a good sign for democracy," says Kim Dae Jung. "We got together and compromised...
...Dae Jung at first refused to believe the new political landscape was genuine, but he underestimated Roh's determination. A free and direct presidential election was held in December. Then, however, it was the opposition that lacked determination: rather than settle on a single candidate, who would probably have defeated Roh, the opposition split and ran two candidates, Kim Dae Jung and Kim Young Sam. After a tumultuous campaign, Roh polled 36.6% of the vote, far from a majority but enough to best both Kim Young Sam, who received 28%, and Kim Dae Jung, with...
...approval rating, but his popularity so far has not transferred to his party. In the April National Assembly elections, the D.J.P. suffered a shocking defeat and was reduced to 125 seats, less than a majority in the 299-seat Assembly. Both Kim Young Sam and Kim Dae Jung, who resigned their party-leadership posts after the debacle of the presidential election, returned, phoenix-like, to the center of the political arena, heading their revived parties during the National Assembly elections...
While Roh is struggling with the problems of the next year or two, other politicians are looking ahead to 1993, when his term will be over. Kim Dae Jung, for one, concedes that he is positioning himself for the next presidential election -- an admission that demonstrates his new faith in democratic continuity...