Seoul, May 12 -- The candidates for the presidential elections slated to take place on June 3 have started with their official campaign from Monday, as reported by Yonhap.

According to Yonhap, the polls show that Democratic Party (DP) candidate Lee Jae-myung has led the race.

With the election fervor, opinion surveys in South Korea have predicted that the voters are likely to end three years of conservative rule after former President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted over his failed martial law bid in December.

Democratic Party candidate, Lee Jae-myung is the front-runner, trailed by People Power Party's (PPP) candidate Kim Moon-soo, who has served as the former labour minister. According to Yonhap, his candidacy was confirmed only two days ag...