Overview

• Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung holds steady polling at nearly 50% support, even after the Supreme Court ordered a retrial in his election law violation case.
• The People Power Party (PPP) is polling members on whether to unify its candidate Kim Moon-soo with independent Han Duck-soo to prevent splitting the conservative vote.
• Kim Moon-soo has suspended his campaign, accusing PPP leadership of sidelining him and unilaterally pushing for a merger with Han Duck-soo.
• Han Duck-soo has emphasized the necessity of a unified conservative candidacy by the May 11 registration deadline, calling failure to unify a betrayal of voters.
• PPP leaders are holding urgent talks with Kim Moon-soo to address the escalating internal conflict and finalize a path forward before the election.