South Korean ex-PM to run for presidential election

Han Duck-soo stepped down on as acting Prez. Pic/AP

South Korea's former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Friday he will run in next month's presidential election and would seek to lessen the powers of the office and ease strife-ridden domestic politics if he wins.

Han's entry heats up the scramble among conservatives to unify behind a candidate to compete with liberal front-runner Lee Jae-myung, whose campaign recently was set back by a court decision to open a new trial on election law violation charges.

"I've determined to find what I can do for the future of the Republic of Korea that I love and for all of us," Han told a press conference at the National Assembly.
Presidential elections are set to be held on on June 3.

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