Merger dims Lee Jae-myung's chances for victory before early voting starts Friday morning

Opposition party candidates reach dramatic agreement on eve of early voting

Ko Seon-do, 23, office worker Ko works at a manufacturing company. Q: The press conference last month made headlines. How did you feel? A: I knew the stereotyping of young men as a new voting bloc has become a hot potato but didn’t expect to see 30 media outlets present. On one had it was successful but on the other it was bittersweet in that this is something feminist women have talked about ...

Lee, Sim corner Yoon for insensitive comments on women’s rights

But ruling party candidate vowed earlier he will tax carbon emissions and public land ownership

Ruling party candidate argues state is wholly responsible for all losses incurred from COVID-19 pandemic

A presidential candidate should know better than to seek going viral with ‘Tangerine support’

Poll results show Lee and Yoon still battling for lead before early voting starts Friday

Yoon at 69.44 percent odds versus Lee with 45.05 percent

K-Trumpism is part of the global rise of right-wing populism, experts say

Presidential candidates Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and Kim Dong-yeon, a nominee of the New Wave, on Tuesday agreed to form a “policy alliance” to vie against the opposition blocs in the presidential race. Lee met with Kim, who served as the finance minister under the incumbent Moon Jae-in administration, and both agreed to together pursue reforms in the electoral and p...

Candidates bring ‘gender gap’ to campaign narratives to secure supporters

Former Jeju Gov. Won Hee-ryong at the forefront of new revelations

Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung has come under fire for appearing to blame Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Russia's invasion of the country. Lee of the liberal Democratic Party (DP) made the controversial remarks during a TV presidential debate Friday while trying to underscore the political inexperience of main opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol of the conservative...

The presidential election is just 10 days away, and the main opposition party is making a last-ditch effort. Or is it?