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Lee Jae-myung Maintains Lead as Gap Narrows in Final Debate

Early voting starts May 30 in an election viewed as a referendum on former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment.

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A pedestrian looks at the posters of presidential candidates on a wall in the southeastern city of Daegu on May 15, 2025. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • A Gallup Korea poll released May 27 shows Lee Jae-myung at 49% support, followed by Kim Moon-soo at 35% and Lee Jun-seok at 11%.
  • Pre-blackout surveys indicate the lead margin between Lee and Kim has shrunk to around nine percentage points.
  • In Tuesday’s final televised debate, candidates clashed over North Korea engagement, nuclear deterrence and proposed constitutional reforms.
  • Lee Jun-seok ruled out unifying his candidacy with Kim Moon-soo despite persistent appeals from conservative backers.
  • Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon’s endorsement of Kim Moon-soo underscored growing fractures within the Democratic Party.