10-05-2025
South Korean conservative party moves to switch presidential candidates as election turmoil deepens
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's embattled conservative party has taken the unprecedented step of nullifying its primary and replacing presidential candidate Kim Moon Soo with former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo just one week after Kim's selection, deepening internal turmoil ahead of the June 3 presidential by-election.
Saturday's move by the People Power Party's leadership, which Kim denounced as an 'overnight political coup,' underscores the desperation and disarray within the party following the ouster of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law in December.
