Korean Political History I: Chapter 9, Exercise 2 — Possible Solution
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QUALIFICATION
"Stable" is too strong. The EIU rated the country a "full democracy" in 2022
and V-Dem ranked it fifth most electorally democratic in Asia in 2024, but
the source also reports periods of democratic stagnation from the mid-2000s
to the mid-2010s.

REWRITE
"South Korea has held direct elections since 1987 and is rated a full
democracy by the EIU (2022), though the source notes stagnation in the
mid-2000s to mid-2010s."

CAUTION
The source does not describe the stagnation, so do not specify what it was.