Seoul [South Korea], April 29: The latest Realmeter poll results released yesterday show that Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the opposition Democratic Party (DP), still maintains his leading position (with 48.5%) among the candidates in South Korea's presidential election scheduled for June 3. according to Yonhap.
A day earlier, Lee had been selected by the DP as the party's official presidential candidate. Lee wrote on Facebook yesterday that if elected, he would offer a 10 percent production tax credit on semiconductors manufactured and sold domestically, according to Reuters.
Behind Lee in the poll are three potential candidates for the ruling People Power Party (PPP), including former South Korean Labor Minister Kim Moon-so (13.4 percent), former Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo (10.2 percent), and former PPP leader Han Dong-hoon (9.7 percent). The PPP is expected to announce the party's presidential candidate on May 3.
Yesterday, Kim pledged to propose a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump if elected president, in order to kick off comprehensive trade negotiations. Mr. Hong also focused on economic issues during the meeting with representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises. Han announced a commitment to defense policy, vowing to pursue the development of nuclear-powered submarines.
There are currently no prominent candidates in the PPP, and attention is focused on South Korea's acting President Han Duck-so. Yonhap quoted an official as saying that Han is expected to decide whether to resign and run for president between May 1 and 3. Since Han is not currently affiliated with any party, if he runs, he will either remain as an independent candidate or go through the process of joining the PPP, according to Yonhap.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
