South Korean presidential candidates near campaign’s end

By Globaltimes.cn-CFP, Published: 2017-05-09 14:52:52

Yoo Seong-min, the Bareun Party presidential candidate, rides a tricycle emblazoned with campaign slogans by the Hangang Bridge on April 21.Photo: CFP

Editor's Note:

With public concerns over political corruption and economic stagnation widespread, South Koreans headed to the polls on Tuesday to elect their new president. With the stakes so high, each of the presidential candidates was pulling out all the stops in a bid to win the support of their fellow citizens. Photos: CFP

Moon Jae-in, the Democratic Party candidate, shakes hands with his supporters in Jeonju on April 18. Photo: CFP

Sim Sang-jung, the Justice Party candidate, offers a massage to a female vendor at a market in Changwon on April 20. Photo: CFP

Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party candidate, washes a dog in an animal shelter in Seoul on April 30. Photo: CFP

Hong Jun-pyo, the Liberty Korea Party candidate, joins a calligrapher to write with an oversized brush in Changwon on April 18. Photo: CFP