Presidential Candidates to Face Off in 2nd TV Debate

This Friday evening, the Poles had their eyes riveted on their televisions. The two candidates still competing for the country's presidency met in a final debate before the election, which is due to split them on Sunday, 1 June. A verbal joust that only confirmed the rightization of the campaign.

Polls show gap closing ahead of South Korea's presidential election

The latest opinion poll shows that the gap between the two leading candidates in South Korea's presidential election has narrowed significantly. The election is slated for June 3.

South Korea’s presidential race tightens sharply after TV debate

Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung saw his lead in the election campaign narrow sharply in the latest opinion poll. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Presidential candidates to face off in 2nd TV debate

Four presidential candidates were set to wrangle over social issues in their second TV debate on Friday, with the June 3 election just 11 days away. As the election campaign passed its halfway point, opinion polls still put Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) candidate Lee Jae-myung in front, but the gap between Lee and People Power Party (PPP) candidate Kim Moon-soo had slightly narrowed this week. Lee Jun-seok of the minor Reform Party (RP) garner…

During Friday's television debate co-organized by TVP, TVN, and Polsat, both candidates asked each other three questions in six thematic blocks on health, international politics, economy, social policy, security, and worldview. The discussion repeatedly brought up issues such as migration and Ukraine. The second round of the presidential elections will take place on Sunday, June 1. Both candidates distanced themselves from the article Debate bef…

First TV debate, constitutional reform plans, SKT hacking revelations — Ep. 78

In this week’s episode, Jeongmin and Joon Ha analyze the first presidential TV debate that was supposed to focus on economic pledges but quickly veered into attacks over foreign policy positions and scandals. They also examine differences in economic pledges, including dueling 100-trillion-won AI investment plans and contrasting approaches to the proposed 4.5-day work week. […] The post First TV debate, constitutional reform plans, SKT hacking r…