South Korea electionLee Jae-myung returns to 'political hometown' for final election push
Left-leaning opposition keeps lead in polls after South Korea's martial law chaos
The presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung waves his hand during a campaign rally in Wonju, east of Seoul on May 30. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
STEVEN BOROWIEC and LISA KIM
SEONGNAM, South Korea -- South Korea's leading presidential candidate held the final news conference of his campaign on Monday in the city where he toiled in factories as a child and later became mayor, pledging to "open a new future" for the country.