US EditionSouth Korea's presidential candidates face off in fiery debate
- South Korea’s presidential hopefuls are scheduled to participate in their initial televised debate on May 18 as they prepare for the early election on June 3, which will determine who succeeds the impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol.
- Yoon was impeached after his brief martial law declaration on December 3, which caused political turmoil and triggered the early election.
- The May 18 debate will focus on revitalising South Korea's struggling economy, which contracted in the first quarter amid stalled exports, consumption, and fears over US tariffs and domestic instability.
- Leading the polls at 51%, Lee Jae-myung has pledged to boost artificial intelligence funding by up to 100 trillion won and introduce semiconductor tax incentives, while his conservative opponent Kim Moon-soo aims to streamline regulations and allocate more than 5% of the budget toward research and development.
- Lee has called for constitutional reforms including a two-term presidency and a two-round election system, and he vowed to restrict martial law powers and hold accountable those behind the December 3 declaration.
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South Korea's presidential candidates face off in fiery debate
South Korea's presidential candidates faced off in a heated first TV debate on Sunday evening, ahead of a snap election on June 3 to choose a successor to former President Yoon Suk Yeol who was impeached over his short-lived martial law declaration in December.
Lee Jae-Myung After Discussion: "Study the Lives of the People more"... Kim Moon-Soo and Lee Jun-Seok: "Distorting and Mocking Me"
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Kim Jeong-jin and Ahn Jeong-hun = After finishing the first TV debate hosted by the National Election Commission on the 18th, the candidates for the 21st presidential election...
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The Star Kuala LumpurSouth Korea's presidential candidates clash over economy in first debate
SEOUL: South Korea’s presidential candidates faced off in their first TV debate on Sunday evening, ahead of a snap election on June 3 to choose a successor to former President Yoon Suk Yeol who was impeached over his short-lived martial law declaration in December.
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