Reform Party leader continues young voter outreach as last minute merger attempt fails

Attempts to form a merger between conservative candidates have effectively fallen through, as early voting for the Presidential Election is now underway.

Around midnight on Thursday, with just six hours left before early voting began, the People Power Party's Kim Moon-soo aimed to track down Lee Jun-seok of the Reform Party, at Lee's office at the National Assembly.

However, Lee was not there, and did not respond to Kim's attempts to reach him through various channels.

Lee has consistently said he will not merge with the PPP.

The Reform Party candidate on Thursday is set to cast his vote at an early voting station, in Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi-do Province.

He'll continue reaching out to young voters, meeting with tech sector workers and university students and drop by a popular street food alley in central Seoul.