South Korea has placed its military on high alert ahead of its presidential elections, just as its North Korean neighbour has called to put an end to the decades-long "inter-Korean confrontation." Pyongyang has suggested that Seoul pave the way for a "new era of unification" to maintain peace between the two sides.
Voting will open on 9 May to choose a new president to replace Park Geun-hye, who was impeached over corruption charges.
The official newspaper of Pyongyang's ruling Workers' Party, the
Rodong Sinmun, on Monday (8 May) blamed the conservative South Korean
government for the current state of relations between the two Koreas.
"The history of
inter-Korean confrontation, led by the conservatives, should be put to
an end and a new era of unification should open up in collaboration
between our race."
The conservative Liberty Korea Party, previously known as the New
Frontier Party, has been ruling South Korea for 10 years. Pyongyang
urged South Koreans not to vote for the conservative government again as
it has been wary of Park and her predecessor Lee Myung-bak's way of
handling issues related to the isolated country.
"To that end, the conservative groups' scheme to seize power again should be resolutely shattered," the newspaper said.
"The tragic North-South Korea relations today have been wrought by
the conservative groups which, having been in power for the past 10
years, revived the foregone period of confrontation and maximized the
political and military rivalry between the same race," it added.The newspaper column went on to accuse the administrations of Park and Lee of ruthlessly trampling North Korea's longing for peace in the Korean peninsula.
"Our
people's yearning for peace has been mercilessly trodden by the
conservative groups, manic followers of confrontation," it said.
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