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

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.

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.