South Korea's conservative contender Kim Moon-soo emerges from Yoon's shadow

Kim Moon-soo, presidential candidate for South Korea's conservative People Power Party, talks with former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo during a meeting to discuss unifying candidacy in Seoul, South Korea, May 8, 2025. - Photo: Reuters

SEOUL: When his conservative party bowed to show remorse for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol's disastrous martial law decree, Kim Moon-soo sat alone and resolute in symbolic non-apology.

The moment catapulted the labour activist turned lawmaker to fame, which he now hopes to harness to become South Korea's next president.