Chi Hyun Chung

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Chi Hyun Chung (August 2019)
Korean spelling
Hangeul 정치현
Revised
Romanization 		Jeong Chihyeon
McCune-
Reischauer 		Chŏng Ch'ihyŏn

Chi Hyun Chung (born March 7, 1970 in Gwangju , South Korea ) is a right-wing Bolivian politician of South Korean descent.

biography

Chung was born in Gwangju in 1970 , but moved to Bolivia with his family at the age of twelve . His parents served as Presbyterian missionaries and he has two brothers. In Bolivia he studied medicine and worked as a surgeon and evangelical pastor. In 1999 he was granted citizenship in Bolivia.

He is chairman of the General Assembly of The United Presbyterian Church in America .

Chung is married to a Korean woman and has four children.

Political career

Chung achieved national fame in August 2019 when he applied as a candidate for the right-wing Partido Demócrata Cristiano against incumbent Evo Morales in the course of the 2019 presidential elections in Bolivia . Originally, the party wanted to send former President Jaime Paz Zamora into the race. However, the latter withdrew his application. As motivation for his application, he cited the incompetence of the incumbent government, the increasing centralism in Bolivia and the fear of a transformation of Bolivia into a communist system like in North Korea . Chung was the second evangelical candidate in the running for the presidency alongside former vice president Víctor Hugo Cárdenas . Paola Barriga applied as his vice presidential candidate.

His politics are strongly influenced by religion. In addition, Chung rejects the ideology of feminism and views homosexuality and more rights for the LGBT community as critical. In the run-up to the election, his target group was described as rural and religious. Approval of Chung's policy was expected, especially among members of Protestant churches . He is considered a supporter of the free market economy and federalism and describes himself as a Christian capitalist . Chung wants Bolivia to be called the Israel of South America . He also used the flag of Israel in addition to the flag of Bolivia when campaigning .

Because of his political program, he is also known as Bolivia's Jair Bolsonaro . He is also compared to the former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori , whose family came from Japan . Most of his followers are Dr. Called chi .

His strong performance in the elections, where he won almost 9% of the vote and third place behind President Evo Morales and former President Carlos Mesa , according to the official election results , was seen as a surprise success.

Chung is believed to be the first person of Korean descent to run for president in a country outside of Korea .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jamie Dean: Evo ever after? - WORLD. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c Elecciones en Bolivia: Chi Hyun Chung, el Bolsonaro boliviano que busca destronar a Evo Morales. October 10, 2019, accessed October 26, 2019 (es-CL).
  3. ↑ a b c Pastor of S. Korean descent to run for president in Bolivia. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
  4. ^ Elecciones en Bolivia: Chi Hyun Chung, el Bolsonaro boliviano que busca destronar a Evo Morales. October 10, 2019, accessed October 26, 2019 (es-CL).
  5. ↑ Éxito Noticias: PDC presentará a Chi Hyun Chung como su candidato presidencial. August 15, 2019, accessed October 26, 2019 (Spanish).
  6. ^ Éxito Noticias: Chi Hyun seguirá la misma línea de Paz Zamora y fortalecerá políticas del MAS. August 16, 2019, accessed October 26, 2019 (Spanish).
  7. ↑ a b Fernando Molina: El discurso de los pequeños 'Bolsonaros bolivianos' . In: El País . October 20, 2019, ISSN  1134-6582 ( elpais.com [accessed October 27, 2019]).
  8. ↑ Médico Evangelista coreano-boliviano it candidato a la Presidencia por el PDC. August 15, 2019, accessed October 26, 2019 (Spanish).
  9. ↑ Sebastian Schoepp: Memo for Morales. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
  10. ^ Sixth Colombian Mayoral Candidate Killed Weeks Before Election. In: Latino USA. September 11, 2019, Retrieved October 26, 2019 (American English).
  11. ↑ Raul Penar, a U. | October 9, 2019: Morales or Mesa? Either Way, Bolivia Faces Tough Questions. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Fernando Molina: El factor Chi Hyun Chung en el escenario electoral boliviano . In: El País . October 21, 2019, ISSN  1134-6582 ( elpais.com [accessed October 27, 2019]).
  13. ^ Carin Zissis: After Controversial Vote Count, Bolivia's Evo Morales Claims Victory. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Bolivia elections: Incumbent Morales faces possible runoff. October 21, 2019, accessed October 26, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Chung, Chi Hyun
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bolivian politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Gwangju