Yoon Seok-youl, wild card on North Korea, wins conservative presidential primary



News Yoon Seok-youl, wild card on North Korea, wins conservative presidential primary Former prosecutor general’s victory sets up a contest against progressive candidate Lee Jae-myung in 2022 election Jeongmin Kim November 5, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON People's Power Party. Oct. 29, 2021. Former prosecutor general Yoon Seok-youl won the conservative opposition People Power Party’s (PPP) presidential primary on Friday, setting up a face off with the progressive candidate Lee Jae-myung in March next year. In his victory speech, Yoon pledged to cooperate with the international community to denuclearize North Korea, though the political novice has revealed few details on the direction of his DPRK and foreign policy. Former prosecutor general Yoon Seok-youl won the conservative opposition People Power Party’s (PPP) presidential primary on Friday, setting up a face off with the progressive candidate Lee Jae-myung in March next year. In his victory speech, Yoon pledged to cooperate with the international community to denuclearize North Korea, though the political novice has revealed few details on the direction of his DPRK and foreign policy. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Yoon Seok-youl, wild card on North Korea, wins conservative presidential primary

Former prosecutor general’s victory sets up a contest against progressive candidate Lee Jae-myung in 2022 election

Jeongmin Kim November 5, 2021

Yoon Seok-youl, wild card on North Korea, wins conservative presidential primary

People's Power Party. Oct. 29, 2021.

Former prosecutor general Yoon Seok-youl won the conservative opposition People Power Party’s (PPP) presidential primary on Friday, setting up a face off with the progressive candidate Lee Jae-myung in March next year.

In his victory speech, Yoon pledged to cooperate with the international community to denuclearize North Korea, though the political novice has revealed few details on the direction of his DPRK and foreign policy.

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