DP's presidential candidate maintains lead in polls after campaign kicks off

Presidential candidates Lee Jae-myung (far left) of the main opposition Democratic Party, Kim Moon-soo (center) of the ruling People Power Party, and Lee Jun-seok of the minor centrist New Reform Party are seen, in this combined photo taken on May 13, 2025. Yonhap

SEOUL, May 13 (AJP) - With less than a month remaining until next month's presidential election, Lee Jae-myung, the presidential nominee of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), maintained a big lead in the latest poll released Tuesday.

Pollster Hangil Research conducted a survey of over 1,500 voters nationwide shortly after last Sunday's deadline for candidate registration and found that Lee led the race with 49.5 percent of support, more than 10 percentage points ahead of Kim Moon-soo, the presidential nominee of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) who earned 38.2 percent.

Kim was followed by Lee Jun-seok of the minor centrist New Reform Party who earned 5.7 percent.

Other remaining candidates received a combined total of just 1.5 percent, while about 3.1 percent said they supported none, and 1.9 percent were undecided.

In terms of party preference, some 42.5 percent of respondents favored the DP while 36.8 percent supported the PPP. Some 9.9 percent of respondents chose not to support any party.

The poll was conducted using an automated response system with randomly-selected mobile phone numbers.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com

DP's presidential candidate maintains lead in polls after campaign kicks off

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