South Korea's ex-top prosecutor to challenge Moon's party in 2022 presidential election

South Korea's main opposition People Power Party's contender for next year's presidential election, former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-Youl, waves after being nominated as presidential election candidate, in Seoul, South Korea, November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's main opposition party on Friday chose a former top prosecutor as its presidential candidate, hoping to ride voter anger over rising home prices and corruption scandals involving President Moon Jae-in's party to victory in a 2022 election.

Yoon Seok-youl, who served as prosecutor-general until March after being appointed by Moon in 2019, was picked at a party convention to represent the People Power Party in the March 9, 2022 presidential election.