FILE PHOTO - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in speaks during a ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, March 1, 2020. Kim Min-Hee/Pool via REUTERS/File Picture
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's fierce battle against the coronavirus has turned the pandemic into an unlikely boon for President Moon Jae-in and his ruling party as campaign season kicks off on Thursday ahead of parliamentary elections on April 15.
By the time South Korea was hit by the first major outbreak outside of China in February, approval ratings for Moon and his Democratic Party of Korea were already battered by a stagnant economy and more than a year of domestic political scandals.
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