Former labor minister announces bid for president

Kim Moon-soo, a former labor activist-turned-conservative politician, on Wednesday officially announced his candidacy for president for the June 3 election. The former labor minister declared his presidential bid for the election, triggered by the impeachment and removal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration in December. The 73-year-old characterized himself as a strong candidate who can defeat Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party, widely considered the leading candidate, vowing to rebuild the conservative People Power Party (PPP). "As (Yoon's) impeachment is a final decision made within the constitutional order, we have no choice but to accept the outcome. But we cannot stop here. Let us fight again and win," Kim said in a press briefing at the National Assembly after joining the PPP. "Let us move forward together to transform our weakened party and bring our nation out of crisis," Kim added. If elected, Kim said he will seek to secure nuclear fuel reprocessing capabilities and develop nuclear-powered submarines to counter North Korea's nuclear tWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times