South Korea ex-President Yoon leaves conservative party

Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung leads in polls before June 3 election

20250517 Yoon South Korea file photo

Ousted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on May 17 that he is leaving the conservative People Power Party. © Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Saturday that he is leaving the conservative People Power Party (PPP), according to his Facebook post.

The announcement comes as PPP's presidential candidate is badly trailing liberal Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung in the polls before the June 3 snap election.

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