TOW #22 - South Korea’s democracy does the right thing — but that won’t solve all its problems

     March 9th, what may seem like any normal day, became a historic date for South Korea as its president, Park Geun Hye, was removed from office after months of unsettling protests across the nation. South Korea's young democracy hit a major obstacle with the corrupt leadership of Park and on Thursday, there seemed to be a light at the end of the tunnel for many South Koreans. However, the Editorial Board at the Washington Post believes that the impeachment of Park resolved only a portion of a much larger problem: complicated international relations.
     While there are evident issues still present throughout the nation, the Editorial Board accredits the South Korean young democracy for managing to handle the difficult political process of impeachment. While the process may have been a "testament" for the country, "for all the disruption and difficulty, the nation has managed to perform one of the most tricky maneuvers in a democratic system: undertaking the transfer of power under the rule of law at time of extreme duress". While the impeachment did not solve all the problems that the country had faced since the beginning of Park's tenure in office, it was a necessary first step towards recovering from political corruption. Before revealing the daunting problems that are yet to be dealt with for the currently unstable South Korean government, the Washington Post acknowledges the vital step that the nation undertook and commends their actions despite their inexperience with democracy.
     While the impeachment was necessary, the move did not solve most of the problems that were still left behind in part to Park's corrupt presidency. Currently, one of the greatest issue that the Korean government faces is their fragile relation with their neighbor, North Korea, as "Ms. Park took an unflinching stand toward Kim Jong Un's dangerous and unpredictable regime in North Korea". Despite Dictator Un proving his nation was a force to be reckoned with, Park's questionable decisions during her presidency jeopardized the relationship between the bordering countries. The costly moves that Park made in just the past year has left South Korea in hot water with enormous consequences to be dealt with.
      Although South Korea's historic movement has caught the attention of the world and is being celebrated across the nation, it is clear that the country still has numerous obstacles that are yet to be dealt with, most notably the relation with their neighbors up north.

Link; https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/south-koreas-democracy-does-the-right-thing--but-that-wont-solve-all-its-problems/2017/03/11/8aadde4a-05c4-11e7-b1e9-a05d3c21f7cf_story.html?utm_term=.389a37491d96