Overview

• A Realmeter survey gave Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung 49.2% support, compared with 36.8% for People Power Party contender Kim Moon-soo and 10.3% for New Reform Party’s Lee Jun-seok.
• The two-day early voting period opens May 29, with Lee focusing campaign rallies in eastern Seoul and Kim appealing to voters in conservative southeastern provinces.
• People Power Party spokesperson Shin Dong-wook said talks to merge Kim and Lee Jun-seok’s candidacies have ended, ensuring conservative votes remain divided.
• Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo endorsed Kim Moon-soo on social media and plans to cast his ballot early in the upcoming vote.
• Lee Jae-myung faces a retrial on an election law violation scheduled for June 18 and separate criminal trials on bribery and corruption charges while leading the race.