Readers Speak Out on South Korea’s New Leader

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/world/asia/south-korean-election-readers-respond.html

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South Koreans went to the polls on Tuesday and elected Moon Jae-in, a center-left human rights lawyer, capping a remarkable yearlong national drama that brought mass street protests and the impeachment and imprisonment of former President Park Geun-hye.

Hundreds of readers responded to the election results, telling us that they hoped to see the country mend the political and social divisions that widened during the impeachment of Ms. Park. They also expressed concerns about what they see as entrenched economic corruption and an intractable threat from North Korea. Here is a small sampling of their thoughts.

— Theodore Jun Yoo, 45, Seoul

— NM, New York

— Yoon-jeong Lee, 49, Seoul

— Rebecca Moon, Berkeley, Calif.

— SW, Boston

— August Ludgate, Chicago

— Matthew (SJ) Oh, Richmond, Va.

— Ted Song, Portland, Ore.