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S. Korea Conservative Party Begins Process To Switch Presidential Candidate

People Power Party had initially chosen Kim Moon-soo as its presidential candidate, but it announced Saturday his nomination was cancelled (Credit: AFP)

South Korea's conservative party dropped its presidential candidate against his will on Saturday, beginning a process to instead nominate outsider and former prime minister Han Duck-soo less than a month before the election.

The June 3 presidential poll will decide who replaces Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office over his declaration of martial law in December, sending South Korea into a period of prolonged political turmoil.

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