The election of Moon Jae-in as President ushers in a new era of liberal politics in South Korea, just as threats from the north grow over the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile defence system. Moon promised to root out the corruption of the former government and “close links between government and big business”. However, his party lacks an overall majority and one of the best supported minority contenders in the election was the Justice Party which is committed to rewriting anti-discrimination legislation to uphold the rights of minorities. Other policies that may come to the fore over the next five years are the combatting of youth unemployment and a significant improvement in the minimum wage.