South Korea election - 2025

Early voting has started in the Korean presidential election. Turnout appears to be heavy.

Main voting day is June 3.

Leading candidates appear to be

Polls have placed Lee Jae-myung of the main opposition Democratic Party as the frontrunner among six candidates, followed by Kim Moon-soo from the ruling PPP.

Detailed article from BBC:

And the Wikipedia article:

Lee wins with just under 50% of the vote.

PPP candidate, Kim, actually conceded defeat, instead of trying the “stop the steal” motif, which apparently has been floated by some PPP supporters in the past.

However, he was not gracious in defeat: