Lee Jun-seok gets nod as Reform Party's presidential candidate in South Korea


Rep. Lee Jun-seok, founder of the New Reform Party. - Photo: Newsis

SEOUL: The conservative minor opposition New Reform Party on Tuesday (March 18) announced its decision to nominate Rep. Lee Jun-seok as the party’s presidential candidate for a potential early election, should President Yoon Suk Yeol be impeached.

Ham Ik-byeong, chair of the party's election management committee, said during a press conference at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, that Rep. Lee had been officially selected as the party's candidate for the 21st presidential election via its primary in which he was the sole contender.

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