The South Korean government has confirmed that the 21st presidential election will be held on June 3. Yonhap news agency reported on the 8th, South Korean acting president and Prime Minister Han Duk-soo presided over the day held a state council, considered and adopted the decision. South Korea’s new presidential election campaign officially kicked off, a number of people have announced their participation in the election.
The State Council held on June 8 also decided to set June 3 as a temporary public holiday to allow people to vote. At present, South Korea’s Central Election Management Commission has finalized and announced the main work of the election and schedule. Specifically, the presidential candidate registration will be held May 10-11, Yonhap said. The campaign will start on May 12 and run for 22 days until June 2. Agence france-presse mentioned that the winner of this election will be directly inaugurated the next day, and the regular presidential elections with a two-month transition period after the situation.
“With the The Hankyoreh of the general election, the political parties entered the stage of inner-party election candidates.”. South Korean Employment Minister Kim Moon-soo resigned on the 8th to run for office. National Power Party has been formed on April 7 party election management committee, the last presidential election in Taegu mayor Hong Jun-pyo announced the same day will resign from the mayoral office to join the presidential campaign; Ahn Cheol-soo, a member of Parliament from the party running for the 4th general election, announced his candidacy on the 8th. The Democratic Party also plans to set up an election management body after Lee Jae-myung resigns as party representative on April 9 to stand for election. Former South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Doo, the first Democratic Party presidential candidate, announced his candidacy Tuesday. More candidates are expected to join the campaign this week, South Korean media said.