South Korea's conservatives dropped their presidential candidate on Saturday and reopened the nomination process, as the former prime minister joined the party to challenge the liberal frontrunner in an election just four weeks away.

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's conservatives dropped their presidential candidate on Saturday and reopened a process to pick a new nominee as the country's former prime minister joined the party to challenge a liberal frontrunner less than four weeks before the election.

Conservative party's presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo (2nd from R), presidential candidate of the conservative People Power Party, speaks at his campaign office in Seoul on May 9, 2025, to announce his election pledges ahead of the June 3 presidential election.