OPPOSITION PARTY PULLS AHEAD IN SOUTH KOREAN POLLS|南韓新總統人選 前在野黨魁文在寅呼聲高

Now that Park Geun-hye has been removed from office, South Korean political commentators have shifted their attention to the next presidential election, which must take place within 60 days. Moon Jae-in, the former chairman of South Korea's largest opposition party, has opened a wide lead in opinion polls. His opposition to the THAAD missile defense system and his relative sympathy to North Korea may be a new factor of unpredictability in the already-tense political situation of Northeast Asia. 　 South Korea's Yonhap News Agency and KBS television station have announced their latest joint polling numbers for the country's upcoming presidential election, showing former Minjoo Party chairman Moon Jae-in far in the lead with 29.9% support. Ahn Hee-jung, a local governor from the same party, is in second with 17%, and Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn of the conservative ruling party is in third with 9.1%. High public dissatisfaction with the status quo means that the election will likely be an internal battle within the current opposition. Moon has led the polls for ten straight weeks, and his policies have attracted much attention. ==MOON JAE-IN Former Chair, Minjoo Party== A transition of power shows that our country is just and knows right from wrong. Only then can the people's reform achieve full victory. South Korea has recently become a flashpoint in the political situation of northeast Asia, as North Korea conducts frequent missile tests and the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea has brought tensions between the US and China. If Moon becomes president, there may be major changes in store for South Korea's domestic and international policies. ==MOON JAE-IN Former Chair, Minjoo Party== We cannot deny that Kim Jong-un is the leader of North Korea. Whether we want to apply pressure to North Korea, implement sanctions or start dialogue, we have no choice but to recognize that he is our counterpart. 64-year-old Moon was a human-rights lawyer as well as an assistant to former president Roh Moo-hyun. He has shown signs that he will continue Roh's "Sunshine Policy" toward North Korea, saying that the goal of sanctions should be to bring Pyongyang back to the negotiating table. This is similar to China's position but runs counter to the US's policy of isolating North Korea. Moon has also opposed the deployment of THAAD and expressed unwillingness to bring South Korea into US-China spats. He has promised to re-evaluate whether THAAD is in South Korea's best interests if he is elected. In terms of economic policy, Moon calls for reform of South Korea's chaebols, or corporate conglomerates, to reduce their political influence and prevent future scandals such as the one that ended Park Geun-hye's career. South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled in favor of impeachment on the 10th, and the election for her replacement is legally required to take place within 60 days of the day following her ouster. Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn has said that the date of the election will be announced before the 17th. It is generally believed that the most probable election date will be May 9th. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 朴槿惠下台後，南韓的政治焦點迅速轉移到60天內即將選出的新總統人選，目前最大在野黨共同民主黨前黨魁文在寅支援率遙遙領先，他反薩德，懷柔北韓的主張，可能會讓緊繃的東北亞局勢再出現變化。 韓國韓聯社和KBS電視臺12號公布最新聯合民調數字，共同民主黨前黨魁文在寅以29.9%的支持率遙遙領先，同黨籍忠清南道知事安熙正17.0%位居第二，執政黨籍保守派的代總統黃教安以9.1%排第三。民心思變之下，新總統人選幾乎已是在野自由派內部之爭，民調連續十週領先的文在寅勝選希望濃厚，他的政策主張備受外界關注。 共同民主黨前黨魁 文在寅 通過政權交替 讓我們的國家變得公正 更有判斷力 人民的改革才能完全勝利 南韓最近成為東北亞局勢焦點，北韓頻頻試射蠢蠢欲動，美軍在南韓部署薩德反導彈系統更引發中美角力，接下來若文在寅接掌總統大位，內政外交政策恐將改頭換面。 共同民主黨前黨魁 文在寅 我們不能否認北韓領導人就是金正恩 不管我們是要對北韓施加壓力 實施制裁或展開對話 我們都別無選擇 唯有認同他是對頭窗口 現年64歲的文在寅人權律師出身，曾是前總統盧武鉉的助理，繼承對北韓交往懷柔的陽光政策，認為制裁北韓是為了把平壤拉回談判桌，跟中國立場相近，但跟美國的孤立政策相左。文在寅也反對美軍部署薩德，不願國家捲入中美角力，承諾當選後重新評估計劃是否符合南韓最佳利益。而在經濟方面，文在寅呼籲改革財閥，解決財閥影響力以及涉及閨蜜門醜聞這類讓南韓人不安的疑慮。 韓國憲法法院10號判決罷免朴槿惠，依法隔天起60天內舉行必須選出新總統。代總統黃教安方面表示，將在17號前確定並公布大選日期。一般認為五月九號星期二舉行的可能性最大。 記者施慧中報導