For the first time since the Presidential election race began this year
Ahn defeated Moon for the first time the Presidential race started in Korea this year.
In a public survey conducted on the next Korean President on the afternoon of April 3, 2017 by Korean-language daily, Naeil Shinmun, and The Opinion (a polling company), People’s Party Presidential Candidate Ahn Cheol-soo defeated hitherto front-runner Minjoo Party Presidential Candidate Moon Jae-in with a 7.2% difference.
Ahn won 43.6% of the total number of votes cast, while Moon got only 36.4%.
Lee Kyung-Sik
edt@koreapost.com