to attract the support of conservative voters. In a televised presidential debate, Hong criticized Moon Jae-in on his stances on homosexuality and remarked gay soldiers were a source of weakness in Korean military. Death Penalty Hong supports the death penalty. He has said he would revive capital punishment if elected. See also 2017 South Korean presidential election Lee Myung-bak government Liberty Korea Party Right-wing populism References External links 1954 births Korea University alumni Lee Myung-bak Government Right-wing populism in South Korea South Korean anti-communists Living people Governors of South Gyeongsang Province Discrimination against LGBT people in South Korea South Korean Protestants People from Changnyeong County Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Candidates for President of South Korea Liberty Korea Party politicians People Power Party (South Korea) politicians South Korean prosecutors