Seoul: Democratic Party (DP) candidate Lee Jae-myung made a significant push in North Jeolla Province, appealing to voters in a region traditionally seen as a stronghold for his party. Meanwhile, People Power Party (PPP) candidate Kim Moon-soo focused his efforts on the battleground regions of Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong provinces as the official campaigns for the June 3 presidential election entered their fifth day.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the June 3 presidential vote aims to select a successor to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted following a failed martial law attempt. Currently, Lee Jae-myung is leading in opinion polls within a three-way race that includes Lee Jun-seok of the minor New Reform Party. A recent Gallup Korea survey indicated that Lee Jae-myung holds a 51 percent support rate, ahead of Kim Moon-soo's 29 percent, while the minor party's Lee trails with eight percent.
Lee Jae-myung's campaign activities include visits to Iksan and Gunsan in North Jeolla Province, followed by engagements with young traditional musicians in Jeonju. His day will culminate with a campaign rally at Jeonbuk National University and an event in Jeongeup.
Kim Moon-soo, on the other hand, is concentrating his campaign efforts in the greater Seoul area, a region considered indicative of public sentiment. He began his day by greeting commuters in Pangyo, Seongnam, and held a rally at a Suwon traditional market. Kim is also set to address his plans for the Great Train Express (GTX) at Dongtan Station and will continue his campaign in central cities such as Cheonan, Sejong, Cheongju, and Daejeon. In Sejong, Kim intends to visit the proposed site for the National Assembly building relocation and announce his plans to develop the administrative capital.
Meanwhile, Lee Jun-seok of the New Reform Party has announced his proposal to transform Busan into a global data hub, advocating for the establishment of a "data special zone." He also plans to introduce legislation that would mandate explicit consent from a data subject or independent committee approval to access high-risk sensitive information, even with a search and seizure warrant.