Overview

• Kim Moon-soo was reinstated as the People Power Party’s presidential candidate after members narrowly voted against replacing him with Han Duck-soo.
• The party’s emergency committee had earlier nullified Kim’s nomination and briefly registered Han as its candidate following failed unification talks between the two.
• Interim leader Kwon Young-se offered to resign, taking responsibility for the failed effort to consolidate conservative support behind a single candidate.
• Kim plans to officially register his candidacy with the National Election Commission by the May 11 deadline and has vowed to unify the party for the June 3 election.
• Liberal frontrunner Lee Jae-myung continues to lead in polls, with the PPP facing challenges in mobilizing its campaign after weeks of internal turmoil.