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The border you can't see: How Honam and Yeongnam came to shape Korean politics

Honam and Yeongnam are at the center of Korea’s regional political divide. Here’s how history, economic development and elections turned Jeolla and Gyeongsang into rival strongholds.

2026.6.14

Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) cheers as he accepts his victory after winning Korea’s presidential election in the early morning on Thursday, at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul. [YONHAP]

[WHY] The election verdict is out, but how did we get here?

In a close election between two "unlikeables," Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party edged out the Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung thanks to a high turnout among seniors 60 and over and dissatisfaction with the government's real estate policies.

2022.3.14

Tag: regionalism

regionalism

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The border you can't see: How Honam and Yeongnam came to shape Korean politics

[WHY] The election verdict is out, but how did we get here?

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