Who will be the successor of the now-ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol? The June 3 voting day comes exactly six months after Yoon sparked political chaos when he tried to impose martial law last December. The winner is set to take office the day after the nation heads to the polls.
Each candidate used the final weekend to drum up support. The front-runner is Lee Jae Myung of the left-leaning opposition Democratic Party, trailed by Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party and Lee Jun-seok of the New Reform Party.
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