Overview

• Nearly 35 percent of registered voters cast ballots during last week’s two-day early voting period, the National Election Commission says.
• A Gallup survey shows Lee Jae-myung at 49 percent support while Kim Moon-soo trails at 35 percent in the snap election.
• The People Power Party approved a ‘Yoon Suk Yeol prevention amendment’ to ban presidential interference in party affairs.
• Former presidents Park Geun-hye and Yoon Suk Yeol issued rare endorsements of Kim Moon-soo, drawing criticism over his ties to discredited conservative figures.
• Candidates have centered their final pitches on reviving growth amid U.S. tariffs and preventing a repeat of December’s martial law declaration.