Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a multi-part Korea Pro series aggregating the South Korean presidential candidates’ official pledges, categorized by topics. In this part, Korea Pro delves into the candidates’ pledges related to political reform.

Among seven officially registered candidates for South Korea’s June 3 snap presidential election, four have started debating their policies as part of a series of televised debates that kicked off Sunday. 

In their recently released ten-point platforms, the candidates each propose distinct approaches to political reform — an especially significant focus in the wake of the former president’s controversial use of emergency executive