Hong Joon-pyo speaks during his election campaign rally in Daegu, South Korea, May 8, 2017. REUTERS
SEOUL, April 14 (Reuters) – Hong Joon-pyo, the ex-mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu, announced his bid for the presidency on Monday.
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.
Hong will run in the conservative People Power Party’s primary, he said in a Facebook post.
Reporting by Joyce Lee, Ju-min Park Editing by Ed Davies
