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South Korea’s Presidential election: Time running out for conservative unity

New Reform Party candidate Lee Jun-seok announced that he plans to proceed to the June 3 presidential election under his own name and with his current party, further dampening…

  • Published: May 23, 202512:15 pm
  • Author Jung Min-kyung
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South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung won’t ‘rush into any deals’ on Trump tariffs

Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate Rep. Lee said that while trilateral cooperation with the US and Japan was important, South Korea shouldn't put "all our eggs in…

  • Published: May 20, 20251:07 pm
  • Author Kim Arin
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Beefed up security to protect South Korea’s presidential candidates

Radio detectors and signal jamming devices have been deployed against possible drone attacks, according to Yonhap News Agency, and explosive-detecting canine units are dispatched…

  • Published: May 19, 20251:08 pm
  • Author Yoon Min-sik
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Thai election commission confirms charges against 53 senators for alleged voting collusion

The election commission stated that its 26th investigative subcommittee, formed in coordination with the Department of Special Investigation, has formally issued charges to the…

  • Published: May 15, 20251:13 pm
  • Author The Nation
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South Korean presidential candidates clash in right-wing stronghold

Lee, the liberal front-runner, sought to win over undecided voters, while conservative candidate Kim aimed to consolidate his base in the region. Meanwhile, Lee Jun-seok of the…

  • Published: May 14, 20251:13 pm
  • Author Son Ji-Hyoung
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Incumbents, reelectionists, known faces rule Metro Manila mayoral races

Incumbent local chief executives, re-electionists and personalities from powerful political families dominated the results of the mayoral elections in Metro Manila. Most of the…

  • Published: May 14, 20251:10 pm
  • Author John Eric Mendoza
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Existing rift within South Korea’s conservative bloc widens

An existing rift within the conservative bloc widened with People Power Party presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo resisting mounting pressure from party leadership to swiftly…

  • Published: May 9, 20251:07 pm
  • Author Jung Min-kyung, Hwang Joo-young
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South Korean courts postpone Rep. Lee Jae-myung hearings until after election

According to the court, the decision is meant to give Lee -- a presidential candidate and the defendant in the case -- "equal campaign opportunities" during the campaign period…

  • Published: May 8, 20251:12 pm
  • Author Son Ji-Hyoung
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Last batch of 7.5 million ballots delivered to Metro Manila, says election commission

During the final testing and sealing, teachers serving as EB members will test the automated counting machines and official ballots among 10 registered voters in every polling…

  • Published: May 7, 20251:17 pm
  • Author Dianne Sampang
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South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung leads in hypothetical three-way presidential race with Han Duck-soo

A recent poll, conducted from April 30 to May 2, found Lee leading with 46.5 per cent support in a hypothetical matchup against former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who is running…

  • Published: May 6, 202512:52 pm
  • Author The Korea Herald

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