Korea: The Fall of a Radical Student Union

by E Wayne Ross on March 31, 2008

Digital Chosunilbo: The Fall of a Radical Student Union

The Korea Federation of University Students Council, or Hanchongnyeon, cancelled its presidential election Saturday after no candidate applied for the post. The student council president of one university withdrew his candidacy at the last minute after his parents talked him out of it. It was the first time since the establishment of the group in 1993 that it has been unable to choose a leader.