South Korea launched two-day early voting on May 29 for its extraordinary presidential election, triggered by last month’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol. The pre-election polling, introduced in 2017 to boost voter participation, allows citizens who cannot vote on the official June 3 election day to cast ballots that will be included in final tallies.
Frontrunner Emerges in Tight Race
Latest polls from Realmeter show Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung maintaining a 12.4-point lead (49.2%) over People Power Party’s Kim Won-soo (36.8%), with Reform Party’s Lee Jun-seok trailing at 10.3%. The Constitutional Court’s April 4 removal of President Yoon over corruption allegations mandated this accelerated election cycle, compressing campaign timelines into just 60 days.
Over 3,500 early voting stations nationwide will operate until May 30, with election officials anticipating high turnout following the nation’s first presidential impeachment. The condensed campaign has intensified policy debates around economic reforms and North Korea relations, setting the stage for potentially transformative leadership after Yoon’s abbreviated term.
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