Supporters of Lee Jun-seok, the presidential candidate for South Korea's New Reform Party, gather during an election campaign rally outside of Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea, June 1, 2025. What once looked like a landslide victory for Lee Jae-myung has turned into a much closer contest. Reuters
SEOUL: Lee Jae-myung is still the frontrunner in South Korea’s presidential race, but what once looked like a landslide victory has turned into a much closer contest.
Just a few weeks ago, the left-leaning opposition candidate appeared almost certain to win, after the chaotic downfall of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and ousted from office following a failed attempt to impose martial law. That left his party fractured and in disarray.
