Ahn Cheol-soo poses growing challenge to presidential front-runner Moon Jae-in of the liberal Democratic Party

Presidential front-runner Moon Jae-in of the liberal Democratic Party maintained his lead for the 13th consecutive week but faces a growing challenge from a longtime rival who closed in to rank second, a poll indicated Monday.

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Moon, a former leader of the largest party in parliament, garnered 34.9 percent in the survey conducted from Monday to Friday last week, up 0.5 percentage point from the previous week, Realmeter said.

 

Ahn Cheol-soo of the centrist People's Party jumped 6.1 percentage points to 18.7 percent to second place, beating other major candidates.

 

At the same time, the voice for a single candidacy agreement grows among conservative supporters.