Lee also is racing towards a dominant victory in the DPK’s nomination race for the June 3 snap presidential election, having secured around 90 per cent of votes in the first two of four primary rounds. The party is set to officially nominate its candidate on April 27. The results of a survey by local pollster Real Meter released on Monday showed Lee’s support rising by 1.
4 percentage points from the previous week to 50.2 per cent. His closest competitor, former labour minister Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party (PPP), garnered 12.
2 per cent, up 1.3 points from a week earlier..
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South Korea snap election: Lee Jae-myung tops 50% as conservatives reel from Yoon fallout

Support for Lee keeps rising while his rival, acting President Han Duck-soo, stays coy about his intentions for the June 3 snap elections.