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“The morale at the Democratic Camp is much more energetic, especially after the historic impeachment trial,” he told Al Jazeera. “PPP supporters, on the other hand, are navigating murkier waters.”The vote is expected to bring an end to months of political turmoil in South Korea, where a polarised public has mobilised both for and against the impeached Yoon.
Fraud conspiracy theories have also swept the election period, Lee said, linked in part to provisions for early voting.South Korean police reported an uptick in vandalism of campaign materials and said this week they had apprehended at least 690 people over related incidents, according to Yonhap.Frontrunner Lee told the media he has been wearing a bulletproof vest and installed bulletproof glass at campaign rallies following threats on his life.
Police also said this week they had counted 11 cases of social media posts threatening Lee, and one threatening to kill the New Reform Party’s candidate.If election frontrunner Lee Jae-myung is elected, Sejong city could replace Seoul as the centre of political power.
– By the standards of South Korea’s teeming metropolises, Sejong is not much of a city.
With a population of 400,000 people, Sejong, a planned city located about 100km (62 miles) south of Seoul, does not even crack the top 20 urban centres.If the reservoir is not built, “we’ll regret it in 15 years,” she said.
Civil society groups warn that as many as 12,000 people could ultimately be affected by the project, which enjoys the support of President Jose Raul Mulino, as the entire Indio River basin would be affected.The 80-kilometre-long Panama Canal handles six percent of global maritime trade and remains vital to Panama’s economy.
It is also at the centre of a diplomatic row, as former US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to “take back” the waterway, handed over to Panama in 1999, citing alleged Chinese influence.For the second time in his presidency, Donald Trump’s first official state visit is to Saudi Arabia.