"Finally, Heo Kyung-young..." Presidential Candidate Poll Appearance Brings a Smile

Heo Kyung-young, the president of the National Revolutionary Party, completed his registration as a preliminary candidate for the 20th presidential election on the morning of the 18th at the Gwacheon Central Election Commission and is responding to cheers surrounded by supporters dressed in 'Squid Game' costumes.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Heo Kyung-young, the leader of the National Revolutionary Party, showed a confident attitude as his name appeared in the presidential candidate opinion polls.

On the 30th, Heo introduced the results of an opinion poll released the previous day through his social media (SNS), saying, "Finally, they have started including Heo Kyung-young in the opinion polls."

In particular, Heo proposed a three-way debate, saying, "At this point, how about a third-party debate among Heo Kyung-young, Kim Dong-yeon, and Ahn Cheol-soo?"

He also suggested a debate format, stating, "Instead of tearing each other down like some people, the speaking time should increase by one minute every time a candidate praises the opponent."

Photo by Heo Kyung-young Facebook

Meanwhile, according to the 'Presidential Candidate Competitiveness' opinion poll conducted by Asia Research & Consulting on the 28th targeting 1,063 men and women nationwide aged 18 and over and announced on the 29th (sampling error ±3.0 percentage points at 95% confidence level, response rate 3.1%, detailed information available on the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website), Heo showed a support rate of 2.2% regardless of whether the People Power Party's presidential candidate was Yoon Seok-yeol or Hong Joon-pyo.

This figure is more than twice the 1.07% vote share he received in the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election.

In terms of candidate favorability based on pledges, Yoon Seok-yeol (28.5%), Lee Jae-myung (28.2%), Hong Joon-pyo (22.3%), and Shim Sang-jung (4.7%) ranked ahead, with Heo Kyung-young placing 5th at 4.5%. Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, scored only 2.3%.

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