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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seoul, South Korea – 12 May 2025
1. Various of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, walking onto stage and waving at crowds
2. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party presidential candidate:
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"Even though we have put the insurrection ringleader (former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol) on trial and removed him from office, second and third insurrection attempts are being continued by rebel remnants who disregard the constitution. But one thing is for sure. Their insurrection cannot succeed."
3. Wide of rally for South Korea’s Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung on first day of election campaign
4. Close of people waving flags and banners at rally
5. Mid of officials at rally
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seoul, South Korea – 20 May 2025
6. Various of People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Kim Moon Soo arriving and greeting supporters at campaign event
7. Kim speaking on stage
8. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Moon Soo, People Power Party presidential candidate:
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"Just because they have more seats in the National Assembly, with over 190 seats, they are trying to amend the Public Office Election Law in order to get rid of the offence of disseminating false information (criticism aimed at Lee who is on trial). Does this make sense to you? This is basically like a thief saying ‘I am going to get rid of all police stations’. What do you think will happen to the country if someone like this becomes the president?"
9. Various of Kim at rally
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seoul, South Korea – 29 May 2025
10. Election campaign posters
11. Various of people queuing up outside a polling station in Seoul’s Gangnam area for early voting
12. Various of people casting their ballots during early voting
STORYLINE:
After months of political turmoil, South Korea will elect a new president this week to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted over his brief but shocking imposition of martial law.
Surveys suggested liberal Lee Jae-myung, running for the Democratic Party, is heavily favoured to win Tuesday’s snap election, riding on a wave of public disappointment of Yoon’s martial law debacle in December.
The main conservative candidate, Kim Moon Soo, wants a come-from-behind victory, but observers say his refusal to directly criticize Yoon made it difficult for him to narrow the gap with Lee.
Four other politicians are running for the presidency, including Lee Jun-seok of the small conservative New Reform Party, who has categorically rejected Kim’s request to field a unified candidate between them to prevent a split in conservative votes.
The winner will be sworn in as president on Wednesday without the typical two-month transition period.
The new leader faces the urgent tasks of trying to heal the deep domestic divide over Yoon’s action as well as focusing on U.S. President Donald Trump’s America-first policy and North Korea’s advancing nuclear programme.
When asked about Lee’s plan to address the U.S. tariffs and trade policy, a senior spokesperson for the Democratic Party, Cho Seung-rae, described the South Korean-US alliance as "solid".
“The foundation of the (South) Korea-US alliance is solid and has to be advanced even further," he said.
"But advancement of the alliance is not just a matter of emphasizing the value of the alliance. Whenever administrations change in the US and South Korea, their policies can also change," he added.
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