Mitch Shin

Journalist at Fox News

Journalist at The Diplomat Magazine

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Lee Jae-myung’s Presidential Bid Is Safe After Court’s Decision to Postpone Trials

1 week ago | thediplomat.com | Mitch Shin

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, has had dramatic moments in the past few days. On May 1, the Supreme Court overturned the Appellate Court’s decision to acquit Lee on charges of violating the Election Probation Act. If Lee were to be found guilty and fined more than 1 million won ($713.2) before election day on June 3, he would have been legally barred from running for office.
Kim Moon-soo Elected as PPP’s Presidential Candidate

1 week ago | thediplomat.com | Mitch Shin

Despite his victory in the People Power Party’s primary elections, he will likely be sidelined as a candidate in the coming days. Subscribe for ads-free reading Kim Moon-soo, 74, a former labor minister for Yoon Suk-yeol, who was removed from the presidency on April 4, was elected as the People Power Party’s presidential candidate on May 3.
5/3/25 Korean News and Commentary

1 week ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Shannon Tiezzi |Mitch Shin |Kim Eun-jung |Song Sang-ho

Quotes of the Day:"Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control."– Denis Diderot“No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown friends will come and seek you out.”– Carl Jung“For what it's worth… It's never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit. Start whenever you want.
Back-to-Back Resignations Throw South Korea’s Acting Presidency Into Turmoil

1 week ago | thediplomat.com | Mitch Shin |Shannon Tiezzi

South Korea’s political and constitutional chaos have entered a new phase, one that will likely last even after the June 3 presidential election. Subscribe for ads-free reading In a hectic day for South Korea’s already beleaguered political scene, Acting President Han Duck-soo resigned – almost immediately followed by the resignation of his successor-to-be, Choi Sang-mok.
PPP’s Primary Presidential Election Down to Final 2 Candidates

2 weeks ago | thediplomat.com | Mitch Shin

The conservative People Power Party has narrowed its slate down to two candidates: Kim Moon-soon and Han Dong-hoon. But it might be a third man who ends up being the PPP’s presidential pick. Subscribe for ads-free reading The conservative People Power Party (PPP) on April 29 announced the results of the second stage of its primary presidential elections, which kicked off on April 16.
Lee Jae-myung Elected as DP’s Presidential Candidate

2 weeks ago | thediplomat.com | Mitch Shin

Lee Jae-myung, the former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, won a landslide victory in the party’s primary presidential elections held over the past two weeks. With 89.77 percent of cumulative votes received in the metropolitan cities – including Seoul, the capital of South Korea – Lee showed his untouchable power within the DP and firmly kicked off his second attempt as the party’s candidate to become the president of South Korea.
4/23/25 Korean News and Commentary

3 weeks ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Kim Seung-yeon |Yi Wonju |Mitch Shin |Chae Yun-hwan

Quotes of the Day:“A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can’t defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars.” – Salman Rushdie“Much of what are called ‘social problems’ consists of the fact that intellectuals have theories that do not fit the real world. From this they conclude that it is the real world which is wrong and needs changing.” – Thomas Sowell“We believe politics is the way you live your life not who you support.”– Abbie Hoffman1. FM Cho says S.
Han Duck-soo’s Risky Negotiation With Donald Trump

3 weeks ago | thediplomat.com | Mitch Shin

Both times Donald Trump assumed office as the president of the United States, he could not immediately work with his counterpart in South Korea. In 2017, Park Geun-hye, the first conservative president who was removed from office, was in the midst of the impeachment process when Trump took the presidency.
Will the PPP’s Attempt at an Anti-Lee Jae-myung Coalition Work? - Tribune Content Agency

3 weeks ago | tribunecontentagency.com | Mitch Shin

Following the Constitutional Court’s historical verdict to remove then-South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is now on trial for committing “insurrection” through his illegitimate martial law declaration, a snap presidential election was scheduled for June 3. The political parties, except the New Reform Party, are scheduled to field their presidential candidates in the coming weeks.
Will the PPP’s Attempt at an Anti-Lee Jae-myung Coalition Work?

3 weeks ago | thediplomat.com | Mitch Shin

Following the Constitutional Court’s historical verdict to remove then-South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is now on trial for committing “insurrection” through his illegitimate martial law declaration, a snap presidential election was scheduled for June 3. The political parties, except the New Reform Party, are scheduled to field their presidential candidates in the coming weeks.