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Meet the candidates dueling to be S. Korea’s next president

People watch posters of presidential candidates as they wait to cast their early votes for the March 9 presidential election at a local polling station in Seoul, South Korea on March 4, 2022. An unusually bitter election season in South Korea culminates on Wednesday, March 9 when tens of millions of voters pick their next president. The winner, who will be sworn into office in May and serve one five-year term, will face crucial challenges as the leader of a fast-aging nation that's grappling with economic inequalities, soaring debt and a growing North Korean nuclear threat. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) FILE - A TV screen shows presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party, left, and Yoon Suk Yeol of the main opposition People Power Party during a presidential debate, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on Feb. 21, 2022. An unusually bitter election season in South Korea culminates on Wednesday, March 9 when tens of millions of voters pick their next president. The winner, who will be sworn into office in May and serve one five-year term, will face crucial challenges as the leader of a fast-aging nation that's grappling with economic inequalities, soaring debt and a growing North Korean nuclear threat. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File) Yoon Suk Yeol, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, speaks during a presidential election campaign in Seoul, South Korea on Feb. 15, 2022. An unusually bitter election season in South Korea culminates on Wednesday, March 9 when tens of millions of voters pick their next president. The winner, who will be sworn into office in May and serve one five-year term, will face crucial challenges as the leader of a fast-aging nation that's grappling with economic inequalities, soaring debt and a growing North Korean nuclear threat. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, speaks during a presidential election campaign in Seoul, South Korea on March 3, 2022. An unusually bitter election season in South Korea culminates on Wednesday, March 9 when tens of millions of voters pick their next president. The winner, who will be sworn into office in May and serve one five-year term, will face crucial challenges as the leader of a fast-aging nation that's grappling with economic inequalities, soaring debt and a growing North Korean nuclear threat. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)