SEOUL: Temperature checks on voters, separate booths for those with fevers, special polling stations for the quarantined: South Koreans headed to ...
Lee Nak-yon , South Korea's former prime minister and candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, speaks during a campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Seoul on Apr 14, 2020. South Koreans will go to the polls on Apr 15 in nationwide national assembly elections.
For a time South Korea had the world's second-largest outbreak, before it was largely brought under control through a widespread testing and a contact-tracing drive. Supporters wearing facemasks listen to a stump speech by former South Korean prime minister Lee Nak-yon, a candidate for the ruling Democratic Party in parliamentary elections. AFP/Jung Yeon-je
South Korea's relatively quick and effective handling of the epidemic has been a boon for the left-leaning Moon ahead of the vote, largely seen as a referendum on his performance. Moon's position is not at issue as he is directly elected, but while his Democratic party is the largest in parliament it does not hold a majority, relying on minority support to pass legislation.
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