This really isn’t a surprise but the Korean left who is desperate to win the next Presidential election is threatening to withdraw for the US-ROK FTA that was recently ratified by both governments after lengthy negotiations:

The Democratic United Party sent a letter to Washington warning it would repeal the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement if it becomes the ruling party unless Washington is willing to renegotiate. This raises the possibility of the FTA being scrapped after the presidential elections this December.

If a DUP candidate becomes president, he or she simply has to send Washington a letter stating Seoul’s intention to scrap the FTA. Six months later, the FTA automatically becomes void. If that happens, Korea will inevitably have to pay the political and economic price on the international stage.  [Chosun Ilbo]

Click the link to read what would happen if the Korean left makes good on their threat.  With the Korean left poised to likely win the Presidential election I would be very surprised if they actually follow through on this threat because the consequences economically could be devastating.  This is clearly an anti-US play by the Korean left which they often use before elections to get votes.  If they were so concerned about the FTA how come they aren’t threatening to withdraw from all the other FTA’s Korea has signed?  Why just the US?  To further show how disingenuous these people are, former Korean left wing President Roh Moo-hyun is the one who started the US-ROK FTA process.