US EditionSouth Korean conservative party moves to switch presidential candidates as election turmoil deepens
- On May 10, 2025, South Korea's People Power Party overturned its primary results by removing Kim Moon Soo as their presidential candidate and instead nominating ex-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ahead of the June 3 by-election.
- The decision followed internal pressure from Yoon loyalists after former President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted over his December martial law attempt, leading to party turmoil and failed talks between Kim and Han to unify their bids.
- Kim, a staunch conservative and ex-labor minister, won 56.3% of primary votes on May 3 but denounced the change as an "overnight political coup" and vowed legal challenges, while Han, aged 75, cited his career qualifying him amid geopolitical uncertainty and trade challenges.
- Recent polls show Democratic frontrunner Lee Jae-myung leading Han 44% to 34% and Kim 43% to 29%, with Lee criticized as a populist who may deepen divisions but also seen as capable of addressing inequality and corruption.
- The PPP's leadership awaits party committee approval of Han's nomination by Sunday to meet registration deadlines, while the decision highlights deepening party disarray and uncertain prospects against Lee in the June election.
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Stronger economic cooperation with Japan has emerged as an unexpected presidential election pledge by Rep. Lee Jae-myung, the candidate from the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). The liberal party has typically taken a more hostile stance on the island country compared to its conservative rival, the People Power Party. Broadly seen as anti-Japan but friendly to China, Lee recently extended an olive branch to Japan, as the Seoul-Tokyo partnership …
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rd.nlSouth Korea's ruling party retains longtime presidential candidate
A last-minute attempt by South Korea's ruling party to switch presidential candidates has failed. The party leadership wanted former minister Kim Moon-soo to make way for the recently resigned acting president and prime minister Han Duck-soo.
S Korea party reinstates candidate
South Korea's former labor minister Kim Moon-soo was reinstated Saturday as his conservative party's presidential candidate — the same day it revoked his nomination and attempted to replace him with a former prime minister. The People Power Party (PPP) has been in turmoil since its former president Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted after he declared martial law in December. Last week, Kim won the PPP's primary to run as its candidate in presidential elec…
ThePatriotLight - South Korea's conservatives settle on Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate
ThePatriotLight - Seoul – South Korea's conservatives made another about-face on Saturday and reinstated their nominee, just hours after dropping him and reopening the nomination process as the divided party struggled for unity to challenge the liberal front-runner in a presidential election four weeks away.People Power Party nominee Kim Moon-soo welcomed the decision, which was made after polling party members over whether to replace him with f…
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