election day

so, today is a day off for us. today is the presidential election. it is expected that candidate Lee Myung-bak will be elected. he's pretty conservative force, part of the GNP (that's Grand National Party), much more conservative than the current administration. The kicker is that he, like many a political candidate, has been under scrutiny for shady business dealings. The investigation was conducted by members of his own party who, amazingly, found that nothing was amiss. But the opposition has demanded an independent re-investigation. Last Friday, there was an actual brawl among lawmakers.

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"The fight started after GNP members barricaded themselves inside the National Assembly's main chamber with tables and chairs.

Prosecutors said last week they found no evidence that Lee, the front-runner in South Korea's presidential race, was an accomplice in a stock price manipulation case - an outcome expected to cement his lead in this month's vote."