Candidates for S. Korean presidential election appear in TV debate

Candidates for S. Korean presidential election appear in TV debate

Candidates for the South Korean presidential election - (from L) Sim Sang Jung of the Justice Party, Hong Joon Pyo of the Liberty Korea Party, Yoo Seong Min of the Bareun Party, Moon Jae In of the Democratic Party of Korea and Ahn Cheol Soo of the People's Party - pose for photos before a televised debate for the May 9 election in Seoul on May 2, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Candidates for S. Korean presidential election appear in TV debate

Candidates for S. Korean presidential election appear in TV debate

Candidates for the South Korean presidential election -- (from L) Moon Jae In of the Democratic Party of Korea, Hong Joon Pyo of the Liberty Korea Party, Yoo Seong Min of the Bareun Party, Sim Sang Jung of the Justice Party and Ahn Cheol Soo of the People's Party -- take part in a TV debate in Seoul on May 2, 2017, for the May 9 election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Park's ex-aide becomes presidential candidate

Park's ex-aide becomes presidential candidate

Yoo Seong Min, a former aide to ousted South Korean president Park Geun Hye, is chosen on March 28, 2017, as the presidential candidate of a splinter conservative party, the Bareun ("righteous") Party, ahead of the election scheduled for May 9. The party was formed in January after 33 lawmakers broke away from Park's center-right Saenuri Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-S. Korea ruling party lawmakers launch new political party

Ex-S. Korea ruling party lawmakers launch new political party

Lawmakers of South Korea's newly launched Bareun ("righteous") Party bow to supporters in Seoul on Jan. 24, 2017, during the party convention in apology for recent political turmoil. The party, consisting of lawmakers who broke away from the country's ruling party, is the fourth-largest in the 300-seat National Assembly, with 31 seats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-S. Korea ruling party lawmakers launch new political party

Ex-S. Korea ruling party lawmakers launch new political party

Choung Byoung Gug is designated as chairman of South Korea's newly launched Bareun ("righteous") Party in Seoul on Jan. 24, 2017. The party, consisting of lawmakers who broke away from the country's ruling party, is the fourth-largest in the 300-seat National Assembly, with 31 seats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-S. Korea ruling party lawmakers launch new political party

Ex-S. Korea ruling party lawmakers launch new political party

Choung Byoung Gug is designated as chairman of South Korea's newly launched Bareun ("righteous") Party in Seoul on Jan. 24, 2017. The party, consisting of lawmakers who broke away from the country's ruling party, is the fourth-largest in the 300-seat National Assembly, with 31 seats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo