Who will replace Park Geun-hye?

Moon Jae-in, the former leader of the Democratic Party, is leading the list of most popular presidential candidates in polls before the Constitutional Court of South Korea upheld the impeachment of Park Geun-hye.

According to a poll conducted by Gallup Korea from March 5 to 9, Mr. Moon won 32% of the support. The survey was conducted on 1,005 South Koreans with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

Mr. Moon Jae-in, former leader of the Democratic Party (left), Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn (center) and Governor of South Chungcheong Province An Hee-jung. Photo: Yonhap.

After the Constitutional Court ruled on the morning of March 10 in favor of impeaching Park Geun-hye, South Korea will hold a presidential election within 60 days, Yonhap news agency reported.

South Chungcheong Governor An Hee-jung received 17 percent of voters' support, followed by People's Party's Ahn Cheol-soo and Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, each with 9 percent.

The approval rating for Seongnam City Mayor Lee Jae-myung was 8% and Bareun Party lawmaker Yoo Seong-min was 1%.

According to Vietnamnet.vn