2030 South Korean presidential election

2030 South Korean presidential election

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Party Democratic People Power

Incumbent President Lee Jae Myung Democratic

Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in South Korea on 27 March 2030. They will be the tenth presidential elections since democratization and the establishment of the Sixth Republic. Under the South Korean constitution, incumbent president Lee Jae Myung is ineligible for reelection.

Electoral system

The President of South Korea is elected by first-past-the-post voting for a five-year term. ^[1] Presidents are limited to a single term of office. ^[1]

Potential candidates

Democratic Party

• 
  Jung Chung-rae
• 
  Kim Dong-yeon
• 
  Kim Min-seok

• Jung Chung-rae ^[2] (Member of the National Assembly)
• Kim Dong-yeon ^[3] (Governor of Gyeonggi Province)
• Kim Min-seok ^[4] (Prime Minister of South Korea)

People Power Party

• 
  Jang Dong-hyeok
• 
  Han Dong-hoon

• Jang Dong-hyeok ^[5] (Member of the National Assembly)
• Han Dong-hoon ^[6] (former Minister of Justice)

Rebuilding Korea Party

• 
  Cho Kuk

• Cho Kuk ^[7] (Member of the National Assembly)

Opinion polls

Fieldwork date	Sample size	Margin of error	Polling firm	DPK			RKP	PPP					NRP	Others	Und./ no ans.	Lead
				Jung Chung-rae	Kim Dong-yeon	Kim Min-seok	Cho Kuk	Jang Dong-hyeok	Kim Moon-soo	Oh Se-hoon	Han Dong-hoon	Lee Jin-sook	Lee Jun-seok
22–23 Nov	1,003	±3.1	KIR / Cheonjiilbo [8]	7.9	—	19.4	10.0	20.2	—	—	10.4	—	—	7.1	20.4	0.8
15–16 Nov	1,005	±3.1	KIR / Cheonjiilbo [9]	8.6	—	18.3	10.7	17.3	—	—	13.4	4.2	—	5.1	22.4	1.0
2–3 Nov	1,005	±3.1	KIR / Cheonjiilbo [10]	7.2	—	16.3	13.1	18.6	—	—	8.2	4.2	—	6.9	25.5	2.3
20–21 Oct	1,002	±3.1	KIR / Cheonjiilbo [11]	9.0	—	13.6	14.5	17.0	—	—	10.2	6.4	—	6.9	22.4	2.5
13–14 Oct	1,007	±3.1	KIR / Cheonjiilbo [12]	8.9	—	13.3	12.4	16.0	—	—	9.9	6.2	—	9.4	23.9	2.7
7–8 Oct	1,001	±3.1	KIR / Cheonjiilbo [13]	10.7	—	13.1	12.7	17.8	—	—	8.6	6.9	—	5.8	24.4	4.7
30 Sep–1 Oct	1,000	±3.1	KIR / Cheonjiilbo [14]	8.4	—	13.3	12.3	21.3	—	—	10.5	3.7	—	6.5	24.0	8.0
28–29 Sep	1,016	±3.1	Ace Research / Newsis [15]	8.9	3.2	14.3	12.4	18.3	5.5	6.3	8.2	—	4.9	7.2 [a]	10.9	4.0
19–20 Sep	1,001	±3.1	KIR / Cheonjiilbo [16]	—	3.8	14.3	12.0	18.4	7.2	—	9.2	—	—	7.2	27.9	4.1
16–18 Sep	1,001	±3.1	Gallup Korea [17]	4	—	3	8	7	3	1	3	—	4	9	58	1
9–10 Sep	1,001	±3.1	KIR / Cheonjiilbo [18]	14.3	3.3	—	14.9	20.6	7.9	6.7	—	—	5.7	7.7 [b]	18.9	5.7

See also

• Opinion polling on the Lee Jae Myung presidency

Notes

1. Na Kyung-won 2.5, Kim Kyoung-soo 2.4, Others 2.3
2. Kang Hoon-sik 2.2, Others 5.5

References

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