Two politicians from the opposition Minjoo Party declared their candidacy on Sunday and Monday, bringing the total number of Minjoo candidates to three, including front-runner Moon Jae-in.
But despite hailing from the same party, Ahn Hee-jung, the Governor of South Chungcheong, and Lee Jae-myung, the mayor of Seongnam, expressed significant differences on matters related to North Korea, including the contentious deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
Two politicians from the opposition Minjoo Party declared their candidacy on Sunday and Monday, bringing the total number of Minjoo candidates to three, including front-runner Moon Jae-in.
But despite hailing from the same party, Ahn Hee-jung, the Governor of South Chungcheong, and Lee Jae-myung, the mayor of Seongnam, expressed significant differences on matters related to North Korea, including the contentious deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
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