The conservative South Korean Popular Power Party chose former Labor Minister Kim Moon-Soo on Saturday as a candidate for the presidential election on June 3, called after the dismissal of President Yoon Suk Yeol for his attempt to impose martial law.
Kim will face Democratic party liberal candidate Lee Jae-Myung, who led all conservative candidates declared by a wide margin of two-digit in the polls.
At age 73, Kim was a labor activist at the university, but then became a conservative row, a labor minister in the Yoon government and promised to implement favorable policies to companies if elected.
In his acceptance speech, Kim said the country faces a political crisis due to what he described as an aggressive opposition impeachment campaign.
“South Korea is in crisis,” said Kim. The Democratic Party presented impeachment motions against 31 authorities.
“They led a broad and indiscriminate impeachment campaign against the prime minister, the deputy minister for economic affairs, several ministers, the head of the Audit and Inspection Council, the chairman of the Korean Communications Commission, the Attorney General and even promoters leading investigations,” the candidate added.
Kim also promised to reform the Constitution, last amended in 1987.
The election was triggered by the dismissal of Yoon of the Presidency in April by the Constitutional Court, which ruled that he committed a violation of duties by declaring martial law on December 3 without justification.
This content was originally published in South Korea: Conservative Party chooses former minister as a candidate on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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