Intra-party feuding distracts South Korea’s president
The People Power Party is embroiled in scandal and recrimination
As with many millennials, the soundtrack to Lee Jun-seok’s life features songs from 1990s Disney films. On July 8th the chairman of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (ppp) posted a link to a song from “Pocahontas”, an animated film, on social media. With lyrics like “How high does the sycamore grow? If you cut it down then you’ll never know”, it is Mr Lee’s go-to tune when he is feeling the political heat.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “The way the wind blows”
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