Financial expert to become South Korea's new prime minister


South Korean Prime Minister nominee Han Duck-soo speaks during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, April 3, 2022. - Yonhap via AP

Seoul, April 3 (dpa): Former South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo is to take over the post again under future conservative President Yoon Suk -yeol.

The decision was announced on Sunday by Yoon, who is to be sworn in on May 10. It was the first major nomination for the incoming government.

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