Overview

• Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung maintains a commanding lead in opinion polls as the June 3 election approaches.
• The Democratic Party has introduced judicial reform bills and a special counsel probe targeting the Supreme Court over its handling of Lee's retrial.
• Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae declined to attend a parliamentary hearing, citing judicial independence concerns.
• The People Power Party faces internal pressure to distance itself from impeached former President Yoon Suk Yeol and unify with Reform Party candidate Lee Jun-seok.
• All three leading candidates are focusing campaign efforts in conservative strongholds, highlighting economic policies to attract moderate and undecided voters.