South Korea's ex-top prosecutor to challenge Moon's party in 2022 presidential election

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South Korea's ex-top prosecutor to challenge Moon's party in 2022 presidential election
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SEOUL (Reuters) - A former top prosecutor became the presidential candidate for South Korea's main opposition party on Friday, seeking to ride voter anger over runaway home prices and corruption scandals involving President Moon Jae-in's ruling party to victory in a 2022 election.

Yoon Seok-youl, who served as prosecutor-general until March after being appointed by Moon in 2019, was picked at a party convention to represent the People Power Party in the March 9, 2022 presidential election.

Yoon, 60, will compete against Lee Jae-myung, the nominee of Moon's progressive ruling Democratic Party and a former governor of the country's most populous province of Gyeonggi. Moon cannot run for re-election under the constitution. Yoon secured 47.85% of the votes of party members and the public in a three-round primary, winning a tight race with Hong Joon-pyo, a five-term lawmaker and 2017 presidential candidate who finished with 41.50% of votes.

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