2) Kwak’s victory
In the election which took place on June 2nd of 2010, the only liberal candidate, Kwak No-hyun won 34.34 percent of the votes, defeating conservative Lee Won-hee by only 1.12 percent. Kwak No Hyun was a presidential advisor under the late President Roh Moo Hyun, a professor at Korea National Open University and the former secretary-general of the National Human Rights Commiss
nation was democratized in 1987 after the authoritarian regime collapsed. Under the authoritarian rule, many civilian leaders cooperated to fight for democracy against the military dictatorship. However, once democracy was achieved each opposition leader created their own party in order to prepare for the upcoming presidential elections. Two rival politicians at the time were Kyongsang province b
election system that heavily favoured the ruling political party, National Front, which had been in power since Malaysia achieved its independence in 1957.
Governance
Malaysia is a federal constitutional elective monarchy. The head of state is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, commonly referred to as the "King". The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected to a five-year term by and from amongst the nine he
nation was democratized in 1987 after the authoritarian regime collapsed. Under the authoritarian rule, many civilian leaders cooperated to fight for democracy against the military dictatorship. However, once democracy was achieved each opposition leader created their own party in order to prepare for the upcoming presidential elections. Two rival politicians at the time were Kyongsang province b