South Korea's conservatives pick hardline Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate

Kim Moon-soo arrives at a national convention of South Korea's conservative People Power Party to choose their candidate for upcoming presidential election, in Goyang, South Korea, May 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's conservative People Power Party on Saturday picked former labour minister Kim Moon-soo as its candidate for the June 3 presidential election, which was called after the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law.

Kim will face liberal Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung, who has led each of the declared conservative candidates by large double-digit margins in polls.