It will take nine days to complete the presidential election to replace South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
The bargaining between the ruling party, which aims to continue the innovative government, and the opposition party, which aims to change the government for the first time in five years, is expected to become more active in the future.
In South Korea, the president's term is limited to one term and five years, and re-election is not permitted, and the 20th presidential election to replace President Moon Jae-in will be voted on March 9, next year.
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea, which supports President Mun, is aiming to continue the innovative government, and when the polling agency Real Meter asked who would be the next president, Lee Jae-myung, a former human rights lawyer. Governor of Gyeonggi will lead the party with approval ratings, and former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, who is scheduled to retire from the ruling party on the 9th, will follow suit.
On the other hand, the largest conservative opposition, "People Power Party," is aiming for a change of government for the first time in five years, but at the moment there are no strong candidates in the party, and it confronted the Mun administration over prosecution reform and resigned last week. There are voices expecting the support of former prosecutor Yoon Seok-youul.
Mr. Yun is in the second place with the same rate as former Prime Minister Lee in the opinion poll approval rating, and it is being watched whether he will advance into politics.
In South Korea, the mayoral elections of the capital Seoul and the second city of Busan (Busan), which will be held on the 7th of next month, are positioned as a prelude to the presidential election that is approaching one year later, and there will be a bargain between the ruling and opposition parties in the future. It is expected to become more active.
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According to the results of the poll released by the Korean polling agency "Realmeter" on the 1st of this month, when asked who is suitable for the next president, he is from a human rights lawyer and is an innovative ruling party "Democratic Party of Korea". Governor Lee Jae Myeong is leading with 23.6% of support.
Subsequently, former Prime Minister Lee Na-kyung, who is known as the “Chinese sect” in Korean politics and is scheduled to retire from the ruling party's representative on the 9th in preparation for the presidential election, and the Mun administration over prosecution reform. Former prosecutor Yun Seo-gyeol, who resigned last week, is in second place with 15.5%.
At the moment, these three people are sharing support in other opinion polls, and while there is no strong candidate for the largest conservative opposition "People Power Party", Mr. Yun entered the political world and said that he would oppose the ruling party. There is a lot of interest in whether it will be.
Lee Jae Myeong, who has the highest support,
Lee Jae Myeong, the governor of Gyeonggi Province near Seoul, is 56 years old.
After graduating from university, he worked as a human rights lawyer and was elected mayor of Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province in 2010.
At that time, he criticized the Park Geun-hye administration, and was called "Korean Trump" because of his undressed remarks, which attracted attention.
He has been the governor of Gyeonggi Province since 2018.
It has been pointed out that the reason for the growing support for Governor Lee for the next presidential election is his ability to act with an easy-to-understand message.
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A 20-year-old man who entered the university this month said, "He understands the problems of young people well, persistently thinks about solutions, and makes policies," he said, explaining why he expects Governor Lee.