US EditionNew president, new hopes for calm at South Korean village near DMZ
- Residents of Tongilchon, a South Korean village near the DMZ, face uncertainty as the country prepares to elect a new president on June 3, 2025.
- The election follows tensions rising during ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol's term, marked by hostile balloon launches and loudspeaker exchanges with North Korea.
- Tongilchon, established in the 1970s to resettle war-displaced people near the border, has about 450 residents enduring ongoing hardships and disturbing broadcasts from Pyongyang.
- Village chief Lee Wan-bae, 73, described the loudspeaker noise as 'just noise, like ghost sounds,' while residents hope the new president improves relations despite skepticism about quick change.
- The election outcome could shift Seoul’s North Korea policy, but locals primarily desire peace and fewer tensions regardless of political leadership.
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New president, new hopes for calm at South Korean village near DMZ
Their village is just a stone's throw from North Korea. So whatever their political leanings, Tongilchon residents all want one thing: a South Korean president who doesn't stoke tensions with Pyongyang.
·Calhoun, United States
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