South Korea’s political wives see their pasts laid bare as election mudslinging intensifies

In South Korea’s presidential election campaign marked by mudslinging, even the would-be first ladies haven’t been spared from personal attacks.This is in stark contrast to the traditional way in which the wives of male leaders in Asia have tended to stay in the background during election campaigns. Usually, they attract publicity for state visits, ceremonies or charity events.The wife of the current South Korean President Moon Jae-in has seldom been in the news, just as the wife of former…