South Korea President aspirants in final push

South Korea’s presidential hopefuls made a final push for votes on Monday, with the Left-leaning candidate a clear favourite.A former pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer, Moon Jae-In of the Democratic Party — who favours engagement with Pyongyang — has been leading opinion polls for months.

The final Gallup Korea survey of the campaign ahead of Monday’s vote gave him 38 percent, far ahead of centrist Ahn Cheol-Soo on 20 per cent. Monday’s vote was called to choose a successor to Park Geun-Hye after her impeachment for corruption.The campaign has focused largely on jobs and the economy, with less prominence to North Korea.