SEOUL -- Campaigning officially kicked off Monday for South Korea's snap presidential election on June 3, with candidates from the two major political parties pledging to lead the country out of its monthslong political crisis and to revive the sluggish economy.
South Korea election
Stage is set: South Korea election campaigning begins
Liberal Lee Jae-myung leads; ruling party's Kim Moon-soo follows as Han drops out
South Korea's presidential candidates, Kim Moon-soo from the conservative People Power Party, left, and Lee Jae-myung from the liberal Democratic Party, kick off election campaign rally in Seoul on May 12. (Source photos by Reuters)
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