Battle for South Korea presidency
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The winner of South Korea’s presidential election will be sworn in on May 10 for a single five-year term, replacing incumbent Moon Jae-in
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Poll results*

Lee  39.5% 
Yoon  42%

Lee Jae-myung, 57 Democratic Party of Korea (DPK)

Yoon Suk-yeol, 61 People Power Party (PPP)
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Ruling liberal party candidate

Served as governor of South Korea’s most populous Gyeonggi Province from 2018-2021

Proposes universal basic income of 1 million won ($820) for all South Koreans and plans new property tax to help fund payments

Has vowed to continue Moon’s conciliatory approach to North Korea and questioned effectiveness of U.S.-led economic sanctions in pressuring Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons programme
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Main opposition candidate

Novice in party politics, served as Moon’s popular prosecutor general. Spearheaded high-profile corruption investigations of past conservative governments

Resigned in 2021 and joined conservative PPP following infighting over his probes on Moon allies

Promises to win stronger U.S. security commitments to neutralise North Korean nuclear threats and to take more assertive stance on China
            
*Realmeter survey of 2,052 adults, Feb 24-27, 2022. Margin of error ±2.2%
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Sources: AP, Asia Elects/Twitter, Bloomberg Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS