The general election is only 12 days away. The only thing left is for the people to ponder what is desirable for Korea’s democratic politics and make the correct judgment.
With 12 days left before the parliamentary elections, campaigns are growing increasingly heated as parties direct slander, hatred and anger at political rivals without offering policy proposals.
Official campaigning kicked off across the country on Thursday, 13 days before a general election that both of Korea's major parties view as crucial to determining the country’s future and shaping President Yoon Suk Yeol's remaining time in office.
The election is expected to be charged, with rhetoric from both the conservative People Power Party (PPP) and the liberal Democratic Party (DP) reminiscent of the last presidential election as they target each other’s torchbearers from that race.
Han Dong-hoon, interim leader of the conservative People Power Party (PPP), made a campaign pledge on Wednesday to relocate the Seoul-based National Assembly to Sejong City.
Both the majority Democratic Party and the governing People Power Party are busy presenting one populist campaign promise after another to attract more votes.
Their meeting came on the same day that the PPP acknowledged that its candidates face a “tough” electoral landscape, 15 days before polls open.
Political parties are scrambling ahead of the April 10 general election to appeal to older people, who are expected to make up the highest percentage of voters.
The chief of a minor party that could upend the general election vowed to summon President Yoon Suk Yeol before the National Assembly to respond to allegations that prosecutors under his watch illegally stored criminal suspects' information.
The six-day overseas voting period for the April 10 general election will begin Wednesday at 220 polling stations across 115 countries.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap