One month until Korea's general election

One month until Korea's general election New virus measures are at issue at 3:32 pm on March 15

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In Korea, it takes 15 days a month to reach a general election every four years to select a member of parliament. With more than 8,000 people infected with the new coronavirus and seriously damaging the economy, fighting against the new coronavirus is likely to be an important issue in the election campaign.

The general election is positioned as the “middle evaluation” of the Moon Jae-in administration and will be voted one month later on the 15th of next month.

The election campaign will be contested over 300 members of parliament, and will likely be based on a confrontation between an innovative minority party, the Democratic Party, and a conservative largest opposition, the Future Integration Party.

On the other hand, in South Korea, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus has exceeded 8,000, and some say that the general election should be postponed.

However, before the full-scale election campaign begins on next month, the activities of prospective candidates will be affected. Among them, former prime minister Lee Na Kyung, who is the Democratic Party of Korea, and former prime minister Van Gyo-an, the leader of the Future Opposition Party, who will crash in the constituency in central Seoul, will be either. Also promotes PR battles by posting videos on the Internet.

When I visited a shopping street, I was calling for support with a performance of wiping the hands of voters with disinfectant instead of shaking hands.

Although this general election has the meaning of a "preparatory battle" in view of the presidential election two years later, it is expected that countermeasures against the new coronavirus that is seriously affecting the economy will be an important issue.