PPP's Kim on way to Seoul from Jeju for finale, pledges reforms never seen if elected

We now head over to the conservative camp, whose contender Kim Moon-soo is poised to end his rally here in the capital as well.

Our campaign correspondent Kim Do-yeon joins me now.

Do-yeon , the candidate was criss-crossing the country throughout the day, and curtains are going down on his campaign in downtown Seoul?

That's right, Jung-min..

The finale for Kim's campaign is well underway with Kim to step on the stage in about half an hour to join his biggest rally of the campaign.

Kim is making his way from all the way down south where he started in Jeju and stopped at Busan, Daegu, and Daejeon so far.

He also held a press conference while on this cross-country tour to end the campaign, sending out a plea for more votes and apologizing for the declaration of martial law.

"If I am elected, I will pursue reforms and changes beyond what anyone can imagine. I will fundamentally transform the way the government operates in line with the people's demands and the calling of the times — and I will never let the people down."

Now, here at the finale, the event kicked off at 6 PM.

This is a popular finale spot, we saw Yoon do his here as well back in 2022.

There will be other PPP primary contestants here on the stage to make the finale more impactful.

As you know, the rally speakers and trucks are going to all shut down by 9 PM, and afterwards Kim will take it to the streets.

He's set to walk around popular nightlife neighborhoods Hongdae and Gangnam to meet with younger voters.

Note that in Korea, election days are public holidays, so a lot of young people could be enjoying the holiday eve.

What have been some of the messages that Kim Moon-soo sought to share during his 22-day rally?

Right, by the time Kim reaches here at 8 PM he'll have covered 7,300 kilometers over the past 22 days.

There were 157 campaign activities for Kim, according to the party.

And through this packed journey, Kim's main message was that Lee Jae-myung has legal risks and that he's acting like a dictator already.

He cited Lee's guilty rulings that have been appealed, the DP's pressure on the Supreme Court, 그리고 the DP's legislative efforts to protect Lee from his legal risks.

We all know Kim started this race on the back foot.

His party's president was impeached over the declaration of martial law.

The polls had him trailing the DP's Lee Jae-myung well beyond the margin of error.

To close the gap, Kim had to court undecided voters, while the party sought to distance itself from former President Yoon Suk Yeol.

In recent days, Kim also drew attention with daily T-shirt slogans, highlighting his love for family — as his wife and daughter actively campaigned alongside him.

It was a contrast to his DP rival, who has kept his family largely out of the public eye.

That's all for now.