South Korean presidential candidates

Opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung is the front runner to succeed President Yoon Suk Yeol after the Constitutional Court upheld Yoon’s impeachment, permanently removing him from officeLee Jae-myung

Leader of left-wing opposition Democratic Party has championed impeachment of Yoon and remains front runner in every poll

Former factory worker and lawyer, Lee was defeated by Yoon in 2022 presidential election by less than one percentage point

Lee has been plagued by corruption allegations and was hospitalized after 24-day hunger strike in protest of Yoon’s policies. He also survived assassination attempt in 2024

Contenders from Yoon’s conservative People Power party include...

Kim Moon-soo
Labour minister

Han Dong-hoon
Former party leader

Hong Joon-pyo
Daegu mayor

Oh Se-hoon
Seoul Mayor
2%

Others or undecided
43%

34%
5%
4%
9%
34%
5%
4%
9%

Election must be held by Jun 3

Total does not add up to 100% due to rounding

Gallup Korea telephone survey of 1,001 adults between Apr 1-3. Margin of error ± 3.1 points

Sources: Bloomberg, Reuters, FT, MK
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