A subway train arrives at Yongsan Station in central Seoul on Tuesday. The People Power Party will announce a campaign pledge to bury railroads underground on Wednesday.
In a poll of 1,017 adults conducted between Dec. 28 and Dec. 29, the PPP has a slight lead with 39 percent support, while the DP trails behind with 34 percent.
The ruling party has been in turmoil since its former leader, Kim Gi-hyeon, announced his resignation on social media amid pressure from party members who are either close to Yoon or have been elected in PPP strongholds.
The regulatory change reportedly aims to boost regional economies, especially ones in severe decline. Yoon's planned lifting of development restrictions would be the most significant relaxation of greenbelt regulations since May 2015.
The NIS has found that the election commission's internal network as well as the voting management system could easily be infiltrated even accessing through the internet, allowing the vote results to be manipulated.
Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung appeared at the Seoul Central District Court on Friday for the trial related to the development scandals in Daejang-dong, Wirye and the sponsorship of Seongnam FC, owned by the city.
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