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'Three-no generation' seeks voice in South Korea vote

More than 55 per cent of young voters said they would "definitely vote" in Wednesday's election

Published Sun, Apr 10, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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THIS week's general election in South Korea is expected to feature a new breed of "angry young voter" - millennials frustrated with record-high unemployment and widening inequality in career prospects.

The April 13 ballot for the 300-seat national assembly has been touted as a referendum on the economic policies of the ruling conservative Saenuri Party, and President Park Geun-Hye who has less than two years left of her single five-year term.

Polls suggest the Saenuri, popular with older voters, will retain the simple parliamentary majority it won in 2012, especially with rifts between opposit…

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