Politicians serve for personal gains, not national interest: survey
Social affairsMar 16, 2017
Most South Koreans are very cynical about politicians as they believe those in politics tend to serve not for national interests but personal gains, a survey showed Thursday.As many as 87.3 percent of the 1,052 people polled said politicians put more focus on personal interests than on national well-being, according to a poll conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs between June and November last year.Only 7.3 percent were neutral and 5.3 percent said politicians are focuse