South Korea's election set to be judgment on Moon's mixed record

Voters unhappy with rising cost of living and sluggish economy

20220304 S.K. Election

The legacy of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's nearly five years in power will go a long way to decide whether liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung or conservative Yoon Suk-yeol will win Wednesday's vote. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Contributing writer

SEOUL -- At one of his last campaign stops, presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung appeared before a crowd in Myeongdong, a commercial district in Seoul that hummed with shoppers and tourists before the coronavirus pandemic.

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