South Korean Presidential Election Set to Reshape Diplomatic Chessboard

South Korea’s presidential election aims to restore democratic credentials

Polls favour Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung over governing People Power Party’s candidate Kim Moon-soo.

South Korea’s New Leader Will Inherit a Divided Country in an Unstable World

The presidential election in South Korea on Tuesday will be a big step toward stabilizing the country after months of political turbulence. But whoever wins — the left-wing front-runner Lee Jae-myung or his conservative rival Kim Moon-soo — will lead a nation in crisis. South Korea’s economic growth has sputtered to a snail’s pace. Its income gap is wider than ever. Its suicide rates are among the highest, and its birthrates the lowest, in the w…

Korean conservatives face the abyss as former hard left candidate set for crushing win

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South Korean presidential candidates make final push in Daegu, Seoul, and Dongtan

According to a recent opinion poll, Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party is leading the polls. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korean presidential election set to reshape diplomatic chessboard

Liberal front-runner Lee Jae-myung is projected to sail to a win that could shake up ties with Japan and the U.S. and kick-start talks with North Korea.