Why did Moon Jae become president?

Moon was elected president in 2017 as the Democratic Party’s candidate following the impeachment and removal of Park Geun-hye. On June 30, 2019, he met with both Kim and the president of the United States, Donald Trump, at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Moon favors a peaceful reunification with North Korea.

What does the South Korean president do?

The president is the chief authority of the executive branch of the government of South Korea as well as being the commander-in-chief of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and is the head of the State Council.

What political party is Moon Jae In?

Democratic Party of KoreaMoon Jae-in / PartyThe Democratic Party of Korea, formerly the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, is a political party in South Korea. It is English abbreviation is DPK.
The party was founded on 26 March 2014 as a merger of the Democratic Party and the preparatory committee of the New Political Vision Party. Wikipedia

How does South Korea choose their leader?

Elections in South Korea are held on a national level to select the President and the National Assembly. The president is directly elected for a single five-year term by plurality vote.

What are Kim Jong un’s “six special phenomena”?

Kim claims that “three special conditions” have decided “six special phenomena” in South Korea’s politics. The “three special conditions” are: separation (between the North and the South), compressed growth, and the culture of a homogeneous society.

How do South Koreans feel about uniting the two Koreas?

Most South Koreans, nearly 69 percent, felt that the two Koreas should be unified without foreign intervention, and 57.2 percent of those who opposed foreign involvement believed that it would undermine their independence and sovereignty.

What would North Korea look like after reunification?

In the years that follow reunification, it is highly likely that North Korean wages would rise substantially, creating a larger consumer market on the Korean peninsula. Collectively, the population of a combined Korea, based on current demography, would total roughly 75 million, creating a sizable domestic market for private businesses to target.

What would be the economic implications of Korean Unification?

The economic ramifications of Korean unification would depend heavily on how, and how quickly, the North and South were reunited. Ideally, the process would be a gradual one that is underpinned by bringing the two countries’ respective economies into closer alignment.