I am an editorial writer at The Korea Times, focusing on foreign policy, North Korea and domestic politics. My key areas of interest include North Korea, foreign interference in elections, election integrity, cyberattacks and human rights. Prior to joining the Editorial Board, I served as both Politics Desk editor and Culture Desk editor. During my career, I have reported on the Presidential Office under the Lee Myung-bak administration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Assembly.
3-way race likely to go until mid-October
By Kang Hyun-kyung
It will be inevitable that the presidential race will take the form of a three-way race after the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) picked Rep. Moon Jae-in as its presidential candidate Sunday.
The remaining two are Rep. Park Geun-hye, the presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party and Ahn Cheol-soo, a popular Seoul National University professor who is speculated to declare a bid to join the presidential race early this week.
Yoon Hee-woong, a senior fellow of the Seoul-based polling agency Korea Society Opinion Institute, predicted that the three-