South Korea's ruling party selects Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate

SEOUL -- South Korea's conservative ruling party on Saturday named Kim Moon-soo as their candidate for the country's upcoming presidential election in June, in which former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and left-leaning front-runner Lee Jae-myung will also run.

With the two major parties selecting their candidates and an independent also in the race, some jockeying for position is expected. Among conservative forces, there are calls for the PPP and Han Duck-soo camps to unite behind a single candidate. Han served under impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol but does not belong to a political party.