03-05-2025 11:09 via theguardian.com

South Korea’s conservatives pick hardline Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate

People Power party trail in polls in election called after President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed for trying to impose martial lawSouth Korea’s conservative People Power party has picked former labour minister Kim Moon-soo as its candidate for the 3 June presidential election, which was called after the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law.Kim will face the liberal Democratic party’s candidate, Lee Jae-myung, who has led each of the declared conservativ
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