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 BRIEF HISTORY OF ITS FORM OF
GOVERNMENT DURING THE LAST
TEN YEARS TO THE PRESENT.
 LEE MYUNG-
BAK, 2008–2013
Many issues plagued the government in the beginning of
the administration: controversies regarding the
appointment of high-ranking government officials, rampant
political conflicts, accusations of oppression of media and
strained diplomatic relationships with North Korea and
Japan. The economy was affected by the global recession
as the worst economic crisis since 1997 hit the country. The
Lee administration tackled these issues by actively issuing
statements, reshuffling the cabinet, and implementing
administrative and industrial reforms.
After regulatory and economic reforms, the economy
bounced back, with the country's economy marking growth
and apparently recovering from the global recession. The
administration also pursued improved diplomatic relations
by holding summit talks with the United States, China and
Japan, and participating in the ASEAN-ROK
Commemorative Summit to strengthen ties with other
Asian countries. The 2010 G20 summit was held in Seoul,
where issues regarding the global economic crisis were
discussed.
PARK GEUN-HYE, 2013–2017

Park Geun-hye was inaugurated in February 2013. She is the eighteenth

President of South Korea and is the eldest child of South Korea's
stratocratic third President, Park Chung-hee. She was the first woman to be
elected South Korean president, and to be elected as a head of state in the
modern history of Northeast Asia. Over the years, however, her reputation
was marred by her incompetency of handling the Sewol ferry disaster, and
later a major scandal, leading to her impeachment in December 2016.The
corruption scandal involving Choi Soon-sil quickly blew up after reports
from multiple news organizations (the most notable of which was JTBC) in
2016, nationwide protests ensued on a weekly basis, with participant count
hitting a maximum of over 2.3 million (as reported by the protesters).
These protests turned out to be the biggest series of mass protests in
Korean history. The protests continued even after the Congress voted on
Park's impeachment. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn acted as President of
South Korea[126] pending completion of investigations[127] into the
actions of Park Geun-hye, and in the absence of any intervening election.
The impeachment was upheld by the Constitutional Court on 10 March
2017, ending Park's presidency and forcing her out of office.
MOON JAE-IN,
2017–PRESENT
◦Moon Jae-in is the current president of South Korea. He
was inaugurated on May 10, 2017. As President, Moon
Jae-in has met with North Korean chairman Kim Jong-un
at the April 2018 inter-Korean summit, May 2018 inter-
Korean summit, and September 2018 inter-Korean
summit. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the nation in
2020. That same year, South Korea recorded more deaths
than births, resulting in a population decline for the first
time on record.
 ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF THEIR
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
ADVANTAGES OF THE FORM OF
GOVERNMENT IN KOREA
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA CALLS FOR A
LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL SYSTEM. ITS PRINCIPLES ARE
BASED ON THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE, WITH ALL THE
AUTHORITY OF STATE EMANATING FROM ITS CITIZENS: SEPARATION
OF POWERS AMONG THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, THE
RULE OF LAW, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROMOTE CITIZENS'
WELFARE, AS WELL AS THE ATTAINMENT OF A PEACEFUL
UNIFICATION OF KOREA. SO THESE ARE ADVANTAGES OF THE
GOVERNMENT IN KOREA TO KOREAN CITIZENS.
DISADVANTAGES OF THE FORM OF
GOVERNMENT IN KOREA
A dual transition—to a consolidated democracy and an advanced market economy—represents the main
challenge that the Korean political and economic system currently confronts. During the two decades
since it became a democracy, South Korea has faced lingering problems, such as poor governance, high-
level corruption, lack of leadership, political conflict, social polarization, volatile public opinion, and
lack of consensus on major issues. At the same time, profound leadership changes have fundamentally
changed the South Korean political landscape. The new leadership has attempted to dismantle social,
economic, and political structures that were formed during the Cold War and to establish a more
democratic and diplomatically independent society. Such an approach has resulted in further social and
political conflict, trials and errors in policy, civic distrust, and a lingering leadership crisis. Although
Korean democracy is successfully consolidated, it is far from effective. There are profound generational
cleavages over various national issues, including economic and social policies, policies toward North
Korea and national defense, and attitudes towards the United States and China. Under these
circumstances, political institutions have been pushed aside, and civic organizations are dominant.
DO YOU THINK THEIR FORM OF
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE
APPLIED IN THE PHILIPPINES?
WHY? AND WHY NOT?
FOR ME, NO, BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR OWN
GOVERNMENT, FILIPINOS ARE NOT BEING
RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR GOVERNMENT, HOW COME
WITH OTHER COUNTRY’S GOVERNMENT. SO
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIX WHAT'S
HAPPENING TODAY ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE ARE
FACING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, WE HAVE TO TRUST OUR
GOVERNMENT IN ALL OF THEIR DECISIONS BECAUSE
THEY ARE DOING IT FOR OUR COUNTRY, WHICH IS THE
PHILIPPINES, SO WE HAVE TO BE MORE FOCUSED IN
OUR GOVERNMENT SYSTEM, INSTEAD OF REPLACING
OR ADAPTING OTHER GOVERNMENT ,WE SHOULD BE
FOCUSED IN IMPROVING IT.