{"id":97411,"date":"2017-04-08T01:17:20","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T05:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=97411"},"modified":"2017-04-08T01:17:20","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T05:17:20","slug":"s-korean-presl-rivals-having-close-race-1-month-before-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/08\/s-korean-presl-rivals-having-close-race-1-month-before-election\/","title":{"rendered":"S. Korean pres’l rivals having close race 1 month before election"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Korean presidential archrivals had a close race in recent opinion polls with just a month left before the election. (Photo: Fredrik Rubensson\/Flickr<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SEOUL\u2014South Korean presidential archrivals had a close race in recent opinion polls with just a month left before the election.<\/p>\n

According to a Gallup Korea survey released Friday, Moon Jae-in of the biggest Minjoo Party gained 38 percent of support, narrowly beating Ahn Cheol-soo of the center-right People’s Party who garnered 35 percent.<\/p>\n

It was based on a poll of 1,005 voters conducted between Tuesday and Thursday. The results have 3.1 percentage points in a margin of error.<\/p>\n

Much of support for Moon’s rivals in the primaries of the Minjoo Party moved to Ahn, the founder of the People’s Party composed of defectors from the Minjoo Party.<\/p>\n

Ahn’s support jumped 6 percentage points compared with the previous week, while Moon’s approval rating shed 2 percentage points.<\/p>\n

Ahn, the software tycoon-turned-politician, threw his support behind Moon in the 2012 presidential election after abandoning his run for presidency. Moon was the runner-up to impeached President Park Geun-hye in 2012.<\/p>\n

The primaries of five major political parties were wrapped up earlier this week. The presidential by-election, which was caused by Park’s impeachment on March 10, is scheduled for May 9.<\/p>\n

Hong Joon-pyo of the former ruling Liberty Korea Party gained 7 percent of support, trailed by Yoo Seong-min of its splinter Righteous Party who won 4 percent in approval scores.<\/p>\n

Sim Sang-jung of the minor progressive Justice Party recorded 3 percent in her approval rating.<\/p>\n

The prediction for the upcoming election results got much harder to make as Ahn rapidly absorbed support from conservative voters.<\/p>\n

Conservative voters turned their backs from the traditionally conservative Liberty Korea Party, with which Park was affiliated, over her corruption scandal that led to her impeachment and arrest.<\/p>\n

Support for the People’s Party increased in accordance with the growing popularity for Ahn, according to the poll.<\/p>\n

The People’s Party earned 22 percent in support scores this week, up 6 percentage points from the previous week.<\/p>\n

The Minjoo Party kept its top post with 40 percent of support, but it was down 5 percentage points from a week earlier.<\/p>\n

The Liberty Korea Party and the Righteous Party garnered 8 percent and 4 percent each in approval scores, while the Justice Party won 4 percent.<\/p>\n

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