South Korea's conservatives settle on Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate

japantimes.co.jpPublished: 5/10/2025

Summary

South Korea's conservatives made anotherabout-face on Saturday, reinstating their nominee amid growing division as they struggled to unite ahead of a presidential election four weeks away. After dropping and reopening the nomination process following former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's late entry into the race, which derailed party consensus, Kim Moon-soo welcomed the decision, promising to seek unity for his campaign against Lee Jae-myung.