Moon rising: On South Korean election

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, whose government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic won recognition, scored a political victory last week as his Democratic Party (DP) swept the parliamentary elections In spite of the health-care crisis, he chose to go ahead with the poll, with stringent preventive measures in place. While the DP won 163 seats, up 43, the progressive coalition it leads commanded 180 seats in the 300- strong National Assembly. The Opposition United Future union got 103 seats. The results marked a substantial turn-around in public beliefs from last year when demonstrations broke out amidst a slowing economy and corruption allegations. With more parliamentary seats, the President, who enjoys the third year of his 5-