The general elections of April 2000

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Candidates for April Election Kick Off Cyber-Politicking
By Shim Jae-yun, The Korea Times, 3 January 2000. Prompted by the rapid increase in Internet use and computer communications, a rising number of politicians are rushing to set up their own homepages on the Internet to woo support from netizens in a bid to brace for April’s general election.
2 Labor Groups Defy Ruling Against Election Campaigns
Koilaf Labor News, 27 January 2000. The nation’s two umbrella labor groups yesterday vowed to press ahead with a battle against corrupt and pro-business candidates in the April general election, in defiance of a ruling that labor unions are banned from engaging in election campaigns ahead of the official 16-day period just prior to the election.
Labor Unions to Disclose Lists of Unfit Candidates Next Month
Koilaf Labor News, 27 January 2000. The nation’s two umbrella labor groups have decided to release their own blacklists of lawmakers and politicians regarded as unfit to run in the April’s general election.
Grass roots campaign takes hold among South Korean electorate
Reuters, Asia Now, 28 January 2000. A grassroots campaign that has rocked the Korean political establishment appears to be a by-product of economic liberalization and the explosive growth of the Internet over the past two years. An alliance of nearly 500 citizens groups has issued lists of politicians they describe as incompetent, corrupt and lazy who should be disqualified for the April 13 general elections.
Hecklers give ’em hell
By John Larkin, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 April 2000. Activists have intensified their campaign against candidates who have refused to pull out of the race after being publicly blacklisted earlier this year. Hit squads infiltrate campaign rallies, waving flags and handing out flyers detailing their allegations.
Kim Gets Wake-Up Call from Electorate
By Ahn Mi-Young, IPS, 18 April 2000. Although credited by the international community for steering the country out of its worst crisis in decades and putting the economy back on track by pushing unpopular decisions that left many people jobless, Koreans are more concerned about job losses, graft and corruption and other domestic issues.