SEUL: On Saturday, a large crowd of supporters of South Korea’s two primary presidential candidates held in Seoul, weeks before the ex-leader’s fatal declaration of martial law. Yoon Suk Yeol’s short suspension of human law in December, for which he was impeached and removed from office, led to decades of political turmoil on Tuesday. Democratic Lee Jae-myung has a strong lead in the presidential race, according to all major polls, with a recent Gallup poll showing that 49 percent of voters thought he was the best choice. Yoon left the conservative People Power Party ( PPP ), but Kim Moon-soo, who had a 35 % lead, came in behind. Organisers from both camps told authorities they anticipated tens of thousands of followers to demonstrate in Seoul on Saturday. Lee followers gathered in Seocho, in the south of the capital, to protest Yoon’s “insurrection.” Lee Kyung-joon, a Lee admirer, told AFP,” I believe the outcome of the national vote is now decided.” He continued, referring to former president Yoon’s social friends,” I came to today’s rally to support condemn the forces involved in the military law attempt.” One of the organizers of Saturday’s rally, Kwon Oh-hyeok, said Lee’s victory in the June 3 election was important in holding him accountable. Yoon is already facing insurrection charges. The People Power Party’s decision to run in the snap poll, which was triggered by Yoon’s ouster, is both insulting and repugnant. Korea addressed the rally’s individuals. On the other side of town, in Gwanghwamun Square, liberals gathered in support of” Yoon Repeatedly” and” Early voting is invalid” and encouraged a storm of extreme followers, including far-right Influencers and extreme religious figures. Unknown content has been published online by many people, including allegations of Taiwanese spy and election fraud. The National Election Commission’s breakdown was at the march on Saturday, where demonstrators demanded the organization’s closure after a number of errors during this week’s two-day first ballot time. The National Election Commission is believed to be at the root of all these issues, and liberal activist Rhee Kang-san told AFP. Increasing polarization Both the liberal Democratic Party’s pioneer Lee and Kim’s conservative opponent have seen the race as a contest for the country’s soul. More than a third of eligible voters cast their ballots in first election on Thursday and Friday, according to the election committee. Almost four-fifths of the 1.97 million eligible voters cast their ballots last week, which is a record number for international voting. Irrespective of who wins, South Korea’s polarization is likely to grow. According to social scientist Park Sang-byung, the republicans” will do whatever it takes to destroy him and his authorities, whether their reasoning makes sense or not,” if Lee wins, according to AFP. Without distancing itself from Yoon’s radical bottom, it might spread false information, such as false accusations of poll scams, to mobilize the opposition against Lee. That prospect is troubling, he said. Who will succeed Yoon will also have to deal with a worsening economic slump, one of the lowest birth rates in the world, rising living costs, and belligerent neighbor North Korea. Additionally, he will have to understand a growing superpower conflict between China, its biggest trading partner, and the United States, South Korea’s classic security guarantor.
