亞洲華爾街日報指出,這次南韓總統大選出奇平淡(remarkably unremarkable),不論是兩大政黨的候選人或政見都無甚可觀,唯一可觀之處是選民的淡定;他們認定南韓的民主已上軌道,總統只能做一任,不管誰當選,五年之後都得下台。
南韓的經濟和軍事夥伴對這次總統大選的選情如此之冷,一則以喜,一則以憂。
其實這是一次很重要的選舉。南韓國內經濟成長減緩,出口市場疲弱。日本又選出民族主義色彩濃厚的首相,與首爾的關係可能雪上加霜。北韓剛成功發射衛星,在長程飛彈方面有新進展。
議題這麼多,選民卻只關心經濟,而在這方面,兩位候選人都令人失望。中間偏右的執政黨候選人朴槿惠與中間偏左的反對黨候選人文在寅,都承諾要打壓財閥,但兩人都提不出可行的替代願景。
限制財閥關係企業交叉持股,或執行更嚴格的公平交易措施,可能頗受歡迎,「經濟自由化」是今年最夯的詞彙,不過,這些政策無法加速經濟成長。
幸運的是,南韓人民還能從現任總統李明博和他的前任盧武鉉的政策中獲得不少好處;未來幾年南韓經濟最有看頭的改革,將來自於盧武鉉和李明博先後與美國和歐盟簽署的自由貿易協定。
加上南韓準備與中國大陸、日本和東南亞國家簽署自由貿易協定,將使長期受到保護的國內市場開放外國競爭,市場將更有活力,南韓人民可以買到更便宜的商品,讓在大財閥掌控下,被扼殺的創業者有更多機會。
外交議題在這次選舉也炒熱不起來。雖然北韓發射衛星,朴槿惠和文在寅的北韓政策沒有太大差別,都主張提供更多援助,並與金正恩對話。
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