On
19 December 2002, South Korea elected a new president.
After a very close race the winner was Roh Moo-hyun from
the ruling Millennium Democratic Party.
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On
7 December 2002, about 1.3 million people in the city of
Taipei and some 800.000 in the city of Kaoshiungwent to the polls to elect a new mayor and city
councillors.
Corrupt
political elites and unscrupulous investors kill
sustainable growth in its tracks. That is the conclusion
Peter Eigen, chair of Transparency International,
made in August 2002 when the latest Corruption
Perceptions Index was released.
