South Korea’s presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung increased his lead over ruling party nominee Kim Moon-soo, according to the latest opinion poll, another sign that he is well placed to triumph in next week’s election if the conservative vote remains split.

South Korea's liberal frontrunner for president, Lee Jae-myung, was leading his main conservative rival Kim Moon-soo by more than 10 percentage points in an opinion poll issued on Tuesday, though the race has tightened a week ahead of the election.

Women took the lead in the protests against South Korea’s last president. But the men running to replace him are saying little about the discrimination they face.