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Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung, third from left, casts his ballot during early voting on May 29 with three young voters in Sinchon in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, where multiple universities are located. [KIM SUNG-RYONG]

Battle for ballots: Why early voting is key on the campaign trail

Seoul’s university-packed Sinchon-dong and Incheon’s Gyeyang District were the areas chosen on Thursday by contenders Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party (DP) and Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party (PPP), respectively, to cast their votes.

2025.5.31

A Starbucks branch in Seoul is pictured on May 12. [YONHAP]

Starbucks won't call you by your name if it matches a presidential candidate

Your Starbucks coffee order is up! But if you share a name with Lee Jae-myung, Kim Moon-soo, Lee Jun-seok or any other candidate running for the 2025 presidential election, don’t expect it to be called — at least until June 3.

2025.5.13

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People Power Party presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo holds an emergency press conference at his campaign office in Yeouido, western Seoul, on May 10, expressing his position on the party leadership’s unprecedented move to replace its nominee. [YONHAP]

People Power Party's candidate replacement 'undemocratic,' Kim Moon-soo says

Conservative People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo on Saturday condemned the party’s decision to revoke his nomination and replace him with former acting President Han Duck-soo

2025.5.10

Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, and former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo depart after a meeting in Seoul on May 8. [NEWS1]

People Power Party begins unprecedented process to replace presidential candidate

The conservative People Power Party (PPP) set in motion an unprecedented process to replace its presidential candidate on Saturday, as talks on merging the candidacies of its standard-bearer, Kim Moon-soo collapsed.

2025.5.10

Lee Jae-myung, a Democratic Party candidate in the presidential primary, speaks during an on-site discussion at the Agency for Defense Development in Yuseong District, Daejeon, on April 17. [YONHAP]

Lee Jae-myung pledges to 'make Sejong the de facto administrative capital,' reigniting debate

Lee Jae-myung aims to transform Sejong into Korea's administrative capital, proposing the relocation of government institutions.

2025.4.17

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, center, demonstrates how to issue a non-fungible token (NFT) at the Upbit lounge in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Two candidates woo young investors in virtual assets

Two major presidential candidates on Wednesday competitively propose pledges on virtual assets to woo young voters who have been investing in cryptocurrencies.

2022.1.19

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Opposition People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol struggles to bring Chairman Lee Jun-seok into his election campaign...

2022.1.6

Presidential candidates Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party, front left, and Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party, front right, pose with a banner and an inflatable bull and tiger in front of the Korea Exchange building in Yeouido on Monday to celebrate the opening of the stock exchange for the first time this year. The Kospi ended its first session of the year favorably, gaining 11.12 points, or 0.37 percent from the last trading day of 2021. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

From bullish to tigerish?

Presidential candidates Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party and Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party pose in front of the Korea Exchange building in Yeouido on Monday to celebrate the opening of the stock exchange for the first time this year.

2022.1.3

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung promises to liberalize laws involving foreign companies and their trade with Korea during a meeting held by the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (Amcham) in Yeouido, western Seoul, Thursday. [NEWS1]

DP's Lee tells Amcham he will reduce red tape

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung promised to liberalize laws involving foreign companies and their trade with Korea. “It is crucial that the law does not hinder competition among companies,” Lee said during a meeting with the ...

2021.12.2

Rep. Kim Young-jin, left, is named as the Democratic Party’s new secretary general. Rep. Kang Hoon-sik is named as the party’s new chief strategist. [YONHAP]

Close aides to Lee Jae-myung replace resignations within DP

A day after the resignation en masse of high-ranking officials of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), their replacements were announced Thursday, bringing younger vigor to presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung’s election campaign.

2021.11.25