With only four months left before the presidential election in South Korea, the People Power Party, the largest opposition party in Korea, recently elected Yoon Seok-youl as the presidential candidate, forming a two-way contest with the ruling party’s candidate Lee Jae-myung. Meanwhile, a Korean poll shows that nearly 60 percent of the public support a change of government. At the Nov. 5 conference of the People Power Party, Yoon, former chief prosecutor, received 47.85 percent of the votes, defeating three other contenders. Yoon said in his election speech: “This presidential election is not an ordinary one, it is an election for the survival of the country … I will bring about a change in power and end the politics of division and anger, corruption, and plunder,” reported Chosun Media in South Korea. Yoon, born in 1960, resigned from his position as prosecutor general in March, then entered politics as a newcomer …
Two Strongest Rivals to Battle in South Korean Presidential Election, Nearly 60 Percent of Public Supports a Regime Change
November 8, 2021
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