According to several Korean media reports, since the current South Korean general election is being held in the absence of the current president, the new president will not go through the job handover procedure, and the new president will directly take office. The presidential inauguration is expected to be held on June 4. According to several polls conducted before the election, Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the largest opposition party, the Common Democratic Party, ranked first in approval ratings. Lee Jae-myung emphasized in particular that China is an important trading partner of South Korea and a country that has an influence on the security of the Korean peninsula, and if it wins the election, it will handle the relationship between South Korea and China in a stable manner.

According to several Korean media reports, since the current South Korean general election is being held in the absence of the current president, the new president will not go through the job handover procedure, and the new president will directly take office. The presidential inauguration is expected to be held on June 4. According to several polls conducted before the election, Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the largest opposition party, the Common Democratic Party, ranked first in approval ratings. Lee Jae-myung emphasized in particular that China is an important trading partner of South Korea and a country that has an influence on the security of the Korean peninsula, and if it wins the election, it will handle the relationship between South Korea and China in a stable manner.