Lee Jae-myung focuses campaign on eastern Seoul; DP urges early voting

With five days left until the election Candidates are ramping up their campaigns.

Yesterday, Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung set out to win over voters in Seoul, the biggest battleground.

Our campaign correspondent Shin Ha-young reports.

A day before early voting begins for the snap presidential election, Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung visited eastern Seoul, which the party describes as a region that shows Seoul's past, present, and future.

"Lee Jae-myung's campaign on Wednesday is focusing on attracting support from voters in the capital, by sharing his plan to make eastern Seoul not only a new hub for business, culture and transportation growth, but also as a result a better place to live."

Ahead of Wednesday's rally, Lee joined a live YouTube broadcast where he emphasized his commitment to push South Korea's benchmark index, the KOSPI, to 5-thousand points and outlined plans for stock market reform.

"South Korea's conservative governments have not been typical conservative governments, which has made them irrational. The economy relies on rationality and predictability. With little economic policy and frequent corporate abuses, the market has stayed weak. Fixing these issues could boost the market by 200 to 300 points."

Meanwhile, the DP focused on getting people out to the polls, urging the public to vote to end what the party described as an insurrection.

"Let's bring peace, revive the economy, and unite the country by taking part in early voting this Thursday and Friday. Everyone, please make sure to vote your vote is more powerful than guns and swords."

Floor leader and Acting Chairman Park Chan-dae, who also serves as a chair of the presidential campaign committee, also noted that overseas voter turnout had reached a record high, reflecting a strong desire among Koreans abroad for peace and change in the country.

He stressed that it is now up to voters in South Korea to carry that momentum forward.

Lee is expected to cast his vote in Seoul's Sinchon on the first day of early voting and encourage others to take part as well.

Shin Ha-young, Arirang News.