SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans will elect a new president this week, capping off a neck-and-neck race between two leading contenders whose promises of improved livelihoods and a fairer society were largely overshadowed by scandals and feuds. Wednesday’s election has shaped up to be a two-way race between former Gyeonggi Province Governor [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Long voting lines were formed at many polling stations across South Korea on Friday, as the two-day early voting got under way for next week’s presidential election. A polling station at the Yeonje Ward office in Busan, 325 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was seen packed with voters around noon, [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Separate voting booths were set up for those infected with COVID-19, including 10 special polling stations at big hospitals, as early voting got under way for next week’s presidential election amid soaring virus cases. This year’s election takes place as the wave of the omicron variant has been spreading [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The candidacy merger between Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) and Ahn Cheol-soo of the minor opposition People’s Party could be a game changer in a tight presidential race, though it may be too early for them to celebrate victory. After a roller-coaster ride of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung has come under fire for appearing to blame Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Russia’s invasion of the country. Lee of the liberal Democratic Party (DP) made the controversial remarks during a TV presidential debate Friday while trying to underscore the political inexperience of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo of the minor People’s Party resumed campaigning Saturday after a three-day pause due to the accidental deaths of two campaign workers this week. Ahn suspended his campaign activities Tuesday after a local campaign chief and a bus driver were found dead inside a campaign vehicle [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Ahn Cheol-soo of the centrist People’s Party reported the most wealth among South Korean presidential candidates, the National Election Commission (NEC) said Monday. Ahn, an entrepreneur-turned-politician, reported his personal assets to be worth 197.99 billion won (US$165 million), the biggest amount among the 11 presidential candidates who finished candidacy [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With the presidential election taking place in less than a month, presidential candidates are focusing on creating effective campaign strategies that require fewer people amid the pandemic. The ruling Democratic Party is considering the introduction of ‘drive-in’ campaigns, in which the party’s presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung will give outdoor [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential election is one month away with no clear front-runner in polls as questions about the ethics of leading candidates and their ability to navigate the country out of a pandemic have led many swing voters to postpone their choice. The March 9 election has shaped up largely [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s election watchdog said Friday it is looking for solutions that allow people who have contracted COVID-19 after the early voting period to cast their ballots in the upcoming presidential election as the country grapples with a surge in daily COVID-19 cases. Under current election rules, it is [...]