By Kang Hyun-kyung
Ahn Cheol-soo, founder of anti-virus software company AhnLab, has emerged as a frontrunner in the most recent survey of possible presidential bidders.
In a Hankook Ilbo poll released Friday, Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) was a close runner-up.
Support for Ahn was 49.7 percent, compared to 42.5 percent for Park.
The IT expert has yet to clarify whether he will run in the Dec. 19 presidential election, although there are growing signs that he will declare his intention to do so.