The election of February 1998
in the Republic of Korea

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Presidential Nominees Support Labor Unions’ Political Activities
By Son Key-young, Korea Times, 20 November 1997. In a forum organized by the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), Lee Hoi-chang of the New Korea Party, Kim Dae-jung of the National Congress for New Politics, and Rhee In-je of the New Party by the People gave speeches on the labor policies of their parties and promised to help labor unions take part in political activities.
Korean state attempts to stop KCTU election candidate
LabourNet Report by Chris Bailey, 21 November 1997. The South Korean state is attempting to declare the election campaign of People’s Victory 21 illegal. People’s Victory 21, formed from an alliance of the 550,000 member Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the 50,000 strong National Alliance for Democracy and Reunification of Korea (NADRK), is standing KCTU President Kwon Young-Kil as a candidate in the South Korean Presidential elections.
Important news from Korean labor movement
Discussion on the Labor-l@yorku.ca, 24 November 1997. Chris Bailey suggests it is a mistake to describe People’s Victory 21 as the new South Korean labor party particularly when it is not describing itself that way. The general strike last year led by the KCTU rapidly propelled it into a widely recognised leading role in the fight for general democratic rights in Korea. People’s Victory 21 has arisen from this.
Current Situation of People’s Victory 21 for Democracy and Progress
People’s Victory 21, 8 December 1997. We are Solidarity Committee of the People’s Victory 21 for Democracy and Progress. There left only ten days bofore election. After economic crisis in Korea and induction of IMF’s rescue fund, there are national discussions about the solution. PV21 do our best to propose the genuine solution and make people’s alternative.
Korean reunification moves closer
South News, 19 December 1997. The election of opposition leader Kim Dae-jung on Friday brings reduced tensions on the world’s last cold war frontier and puts reunificatrion of the divided Korean peninsula on the agenda.
People’s Victory 21: Final Report on the Elections
People’s victory 21 for democracy and progress, 19 December 1997. Tabulation of the returns. Kwon YoungGhil got 1.2% of the vote. Statement of the People’s victory 21 about the result of the presidential election.