S.Korea's ex-opposition party head beats ex-UN chief in presidential poll

Former head of South Korea's biggest opposition party beat former UN chief in recent presidential poll though the latter's return to his home country boosted hopes among conservative voters, a local survey showed on Monday.


Moon Jae-in, former chief of the main opposition Minjoo Party, won an approval rating of 26.1 percent last week, according to a Realmeter survey of 2,526 voters from Monday to Friday.

It was down 0.7 percentage points from a week ago, but support for Moon topped approval scores garnered by former UN chief Ban Ki-moon who returned to his home country, South Korea, last Thursday.

Support for Ban rose 0.7 percentage points over the week to 22.2 percent as Ban has been seen as the best hope in the conservative camp, which fell with the presidential scandal emerging.
 [Xinhua/China]
16/1/17
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