SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Two major presidential hopefuls in South Korea's biggest opposition party beat outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a simulated presidential election, a local survey showed on Thursday.
Moon Jae-in, former head of the main opposition Minjoo Party, is elected as president in a simulated showdown with Ban, who has been seen as the best hope for conservative voters, according to the survey conducted by local pollster Realmeter for two days through Dec. 16.
Lee Jae-myung, mayor of Seongnam, a city to the southeast of the capital Seoul, also won the presidency in a virtual presidential election with Ban. Lee is a runner-up to Moon among the Minjoo Party's presidential contenders.
Moon beat Ban by 46.8 percent to 35.5 percent in the simulation, while the virtual showdown between Lee and Ban was 42.3 percent to 39.0 percent.
Read the full story at Xinhua