Lee Jae-myung shares vision for medical system and environment; PPP's 1st round cut-off announced

Thank you for joining us. I'm Yoon Jung-min.

Presidential primaries heat up in the nation as the June 3rd election approaches.

For the latest, our political correspondent Kim Do-yeon is live on the line.

Do-yeon, let's begin with the Democratic Party that appears to have a clear front-runner.

Jung-min, the front-runner, Lee Jae-myung, was forced into a quiet day on the campaign trail as he appeared in court for one of his ongoing criminal trials.

Still, he took to social media earlier in the day to highlight his pledges—ranging from cutting carbon emissions and reducing plastic use, to pushing forward with changes in the medical system.

Tomorrow marks the start of the second half of the regional primaries—starting with the southwest, covering the Jeolla-do Provinces and Gwangju City.

A liberal stronghold, this region accounts for 27 percent of the Democratic Party's total electors—more than the 18 percent combined from the previous two voting regions, the Chungcheong-do and Gyeongsang-do provinces.

Lee Jae-myung, who has so far secured 90 percent of the vote, is expected to travel to the region on Thursday.

The candidate in second place, Kim Dong-yeon, laid out his development plans for the region today, while third-place Kim Kyung-soo—looking to turn things around—was the first to arrive there.

Let's now turn to the People Power Party. The first round cut-off results are out. Who are advancing to the next round?

Right, Jung-min.

PPP's presidential primary is now a four-way race with Kim Moon-soo, Ahn Cheol-soo, Han Dong-hoon, and Hong Joon-pyo.

A 100-percent open survey among PPP supporters and undecided voters took place from yesterday to 3 PM today and those four were the top-scoring candidates among eight.

The Party says that due to election laws, exact numbers and rankings cannot be disclosed.

Except for Ahn Cheol-soo, the rest were expected to make the cut.

Ahn's survival comes amid the first round cut-off rule being new in this election.

Having no weighted votes for PPP electors, it was aimed at providing a boost to candidates who appeal to undecided voters.

And Ahn was in favor of impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol as opposed to Na Kyung-won, who was seen as Ahn's rival for the fourth spot.

Starting with the second round cut-off, the voting will be comprised of 50-percent eligible PPP electors and 50-percent an open survey giving more weight to PPP members than the open survey.

All right Do-yeon. Thank you for the latest.