A: Hey buddy, did you catch the latest news?
B: Not really, what's up?
A: Turns out there's a big presidential election next week in South Korea! It's gonna be a fight between the guy from the largest opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, and the candidate from the ruling People Power Party, Kim Moon-soo.
B: Oh, who's winning right now?
A: Well, according to a survey, 45% of people are backing Lee, while 36% are for Kim. There's also this minor conservative party guy, Lee Jun-seok, who has 10%.
B: So it's pretty tight then?
A: Yep! And get this, some folks in the ruling party want to join forces with Jun-seok's group. But that seems unlikely because he's from a party that had some issues in the past.
B: What issues?
A: Well, their leader tried to declare martial law back in December. But it didn't work out as planned. Anyway, the ruling party is still trying to make it happen until the very last minute.
B: That sounds exciting! When can we start voting?
A: Early voting starts on Thursday! Can't wait to see who wins!
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South Korea's ruling People Power Party hopes to unify conservatives behind a single candidate in an effort to defeat the largest opposition party's frontrunner in the presidential election next week.
The June 3 poll is expected to be a showdown between the candidate of the largest opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, and the conservative ruling party's candidate, Kim Moon-soo.
A Gallup Korea survey conducted last week found that 45 percent backed Lee, followed by 36 percent for Kim. A candidate of the minor conservative Reform Party, Lee Jun-seok, had a support of 10-percent.
Lee Jun-seok said in a news conference on Tuesday that there will be no candidacy merger with the party responsible for a failed martial law declaration by former President Yoon Suk-yeol in December.
Some South Korean media reported that prospects of a candidacy merger appear unlikely. The ruling party said it will do its best to realize a single candidate until the last minute.
Early voting for the election starts on Thursday.
B: Not really, what's up?
A: Turns out there's a big presidential election next week in South Korea! It's gonna be a fight between the guy from the largest opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, and the candidate from the ruling People Power Party, Kim Moon-soo.
B: Oh, who's winning right now?
A: Well, according to a survey, 45% of people are backing Lee, while 36% are for Kim. There's also this minor conservative party guy, Lee Jun-seok, who has 10%.
B: So it's pretty tight then?
A: Yep! And get this, some folks in the ruling party want to join forces with Jun-seok's group. But that seems unlikely because he's from a party that had some issues in the past.
B: What issues?
A: Well, their leader tried to declare martial law back in December. But it didn't work out as planned. Anyway, the ruling party is still trying to make it happen until the very last minute.
B: That sounds exciting! When can we start voting?
A: Early voting starts on Thursday! Can't wait to see who wins!
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South Korea's ruling People Power Party hopes to unify conservatives behind a single candidate in an effort to defeat the largest opposition party's frontrunner in the presidential election next week.
The June 3 poll is expected to be a showdown between the candidate of the largest opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, and the conservative ruling party's candidate, Kim Moon-soo.
A Gallup Korea survey conducted last week found that 45 percent backed Lee, followed by 36 percent for Kim. A candidate of the minor conservative Reform Party, Lee Jun-seok, had a support of 10-percent.
Lee Jun-seok said in a news conference on Tuesday that there will be no candidacy merger with the party responsible for a failed martial law declaration by former President Yoon Suk-yeol in December.
Some South Korean media reported that prospects of a candidacy merger appear unlikely. The ruling party said it will do its best to realize a single candidate until the last minute.
Early voting for the election starts on Thursday.
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Summary
Upcoming South Korean presidential election next week between Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung and People Power Party's Kim Moon-soo. Gallup Korea survey found 45% support for Lee, 36% for Kim, and 10% for minor conservative party candidate Lee Jun-seok. The ruling party is trying to unify
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Category ID: nhk
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250527_18/
Date: May 27, 2025
Created: 2025/05/28 07:07
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:55
Last Read: 2025/05/28 09:14