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Honam (Jeolla) acts as a separate political block too. It votes the same party, with a low of around 80% in 2007 and high of 95% in 1997. Just look at the regio

Honam (Jeolla) acts as a separate political block too. It votes the same party, with a low of around 80% in 2007 and high of 95% in 1997. Just look at the regional break down for each election and you can see that South Korea is divided among itself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_presidential_election,_1997 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_presidential_elect... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_presidential_election,_2002 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_presidential_elect... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_presidential_election,_2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_presidential_elect... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_presidential_election,_2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_presidential_elect...

curiously 12y ago
Yes that's a common reason why that region as a whole is blamed for bringing a decade of anti-American, pro-North Korean policies that ultimately backfired. It has long been equated with violence and rebellion for left wing causes. You can see that since 2007 Seoul has basically shifted back to right wing administration and has not returned since.