South Korea’s main liberal opposition party has tapped its former leader Lee Jae-myung as presidential candidate in the June 3 vote.

After setting a record for the share of votes received during the party’s primary elections, Lee aims to win the presidential election scheduled on June 3.

Lee is the frontrunner in opinion polls to win the June 3 election, and his pledge echoes moves by other countries to shore up support for their domestic chips industry and protect supply chains.