North Korean Defectors Run for Office in South Korea, Aim to Shape Reunification Policy
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Park Choong-kwon, a former North Korean missile researcher, is running for political office in South Korea to influence inter-Korean relations policy.
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Two millennial North Korean defectors aimed for political leadership roles to set the agenda on reunification and bridge the gap between the Koreas.
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Park and Kim belonged to North Korea's elite and were being groomed as part of the country's future before defecting.
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As part of the "Jangmadang Generation," they grew disillusioned with the North Korean regime and sought freedom in the South.
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Both men believe the Koreas will eventually reunify and want to prepare South Korean youth to accept reunification.