Pre-election surveys suggest Yoon Suk Yeol's liberal rival, Lee Jae-myung, appears headed for an easy win, riding a wave of public frustration in the wake of Yoon's martial law debacle.

South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the assembly's vote, triggering Tuesday's snap election. There are five candidates, but the two frontrunners are the conservative Kim Moon-soo and the Democratic Party's Lee Jae Myung.

Following the declaration of martial law in December 2024, Kim made headlines for opposing the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

When his conservative South Korean party bowed to show remorse for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol's disastrous martial law decree, Kim Moon-soo sat alone and resolute in symbolic non-apology.

Lee currently holds a sizable lead in opinion polling. A Gallup poll reportedly showed that 49% of respondents were in favor of Lee becoming president.

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