SEOUL — Han Dong-hoon, a former leader of South Korea's ruling People Power Party, announced his bid for the presidency on Thursday (April 10).

South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, after former president Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment stemming from a December martial law declaration was upheld on April 4.

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Han Dong-hoon, Former leader of South Korea's ruling People Power Party, announces he will run for the presidential election, after the Constitutional Court unanimously removed impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol from office, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2025. 

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SEOUL — Han Dong-hoon, a former leader of South Korea's ruling People Power Party, announced his bid for the presidency on Thursday (April 10). South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, after former president Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment stemming from a December martial law declaration was upheld on April 4. [[nid:716585]]


Former South Korea ruling party head Han Dong-hoon declares candidacy for president