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| Posters for the upcoming election show People's Party Rep. Ahn Chul-soo with the smallest head. / Korea Times file |
By Lee Han-soo
Does a smaller head on a presidential campaign poster give contenders a better chance of winning? A SNS post suggests it might.
The post reveals that past Korean presidents ― from Roh Tae-woo to Kim Young-sam, Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun and Lee Myung-bak ― campaigned with promotional posters that showed their heads smaller than those of their opponents.
If the equation's coincidental accuracy were to continue this year, it gives People's Party candidate Ahn Chul-soo, whose face is the smallest of all candidates on their campaign posters, a good chance of becoming Korea's next president on May 9.
Although the post clearly states that it is meant to be humorous, it has gone viral.
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| Roh Tae-woo, left, won the 13th presidential election in 1987. / Korea Times file |
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| Kim Young-sam, left, won the 14th presidential election in 1992. / Korea Times file |
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| Kim Dae-jung, center, won the 15th presidential election in 1997. / Korea Times file |
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| Roh Moo-hyun, right, won the 16th presidential election in 2002. / Korea Times file |
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| Lee Myung-bak, right, won the 17th presidential election in 2007. / Korea Times file |
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| Park Geun-hye, left, won the 18th presidential election in 2012. / Korea Times file |
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