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The Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung is the overwhelming favorite to win South Korea's June 3, 2025, presidential election. Numerous recent polls, including one conducted by Gallup Korea in mid-May, indicate that Lee has a resounding lead with around 51% of the vote, far more than his major conservative opponent Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party, who has about 29%. Lee's popularity increases to almost 57% when undecided voters are taken out of the equation, indicating that he may win by a sizable majority, perhaps approaching 60% of the vote—a record margin in South Korean elections.
Lee Jae-myung has been gaining momentum in the weeks leading up to the election, with strong support across most regions and age groups except for older voters aged 70 and above and conservative strongholds like Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, where Kim Moon-soo remains more popular, Lee’s platform focuses on political reform, including constitutional amendments to allow presidents to serve two four-year terms and limiting presidential powers related to martial law, a key issue following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The conservative People Power Party nominated Kim Moon soo a seasoned politician and former labor minister who ran on a platform of increased investment in R&D and innovative regulations, but he is far behind Lee in public opinion polls and will have a difficult time catching up.
After President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for declaring martial law in December 2024, which sparked political upheaval, the election was called early candidates are actively campaigning and taking part in televised debates as a result of the snap election, which has electrified the political environment.
The two front-runners are unlikely to be challenged by other candidates with smaller vote shares, such as Kwon Yeong-guk of the Democratic Labor Party and Lee Jun-seok of the Reform Party, although there have been rumors of a potential conservative candidate consolidation, no firm action has been taken.
Lee Jae-myung has been gaining momentum in the weeks leading up to the election, with strong support across most regions and age groups except for older voters aged 70 and above and conservative strongholds like Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, where Kim Moon-soo remains more popular, Lee’s platform focuses on political reform, including constitutional amendments to allow presidents to serve two four-year terms and limiting presidential powers related to martial law, a key issue following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The conservative People Power Party nominated Kim Moon soo a seasoned politician and former labor minister who ran on a platform of increased investment in R&D and innovative regulations, but he is far behind Lee in public opinion polls and will have a difficult time catching up.
After President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for declaring martial law in December 2024, which sparked political upheaval, the election was called early candidates are actively campaigning and taking part in televised debates as a result of the snap election, which has electrified the political environment.
The two front-runners are unlikely to be challenged by other candidates with smaller vote shares, such as Kwon Yeong-guk of the Democratic Labor Party and Lee Jun-seok of the Reform Party, although there have been rumors of a potential conservative candidate consolidation, no firm action has been taken.
