South Korea’s Election Front Runner Proposes 2-Term Presidency

South Korea’s election front runner proposes 2-term presidency

Latest polling shows the front runner Lee Jae-myung leading the race with a 51 per cent support rate for the June 3 election.

South Korean Election Frontrunner Lee Floats Two-Term Presidency

South Korea’s leading presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung proposed a constitutional amendment to shorten the presidency to four years with a two-term limit, calling it a move to better balance power.

DPK's Lee Jae-myung proposes constitutional change for two-term presidency

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), on Sunday called for a constitutional amendment that would introduce a four-year, two-term presidency and a runoff system for presidential elections. “Let’s strengthen presidential accountability while decentralizing power,” Lee wrote on Facebook. “A four-year, two-term presidency would allow for a midterm evaluation of the administration, reinforcing resp…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Lim Hyeong-seop and Kwak Min-seo = On the 18th, Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung revealed his plan for a constitutional amendment centered on the introduction of a 4-year presidential term and a runoff voting system...