A ‘wild card’ emerges in South Korea’s presidential race: the prime minister

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A new poll shows acting president Han Duck-soo, a 75-year-old technocrat, leading among conservative voters after Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment.

“Han has emerged as a wild card for the PPP as it struggles to find a viable candidate capable of defeating Lee,” said Choi Jin, head of the Institute for Presidential Leadership think tank. A Harvard-educated economist with both a master’s and doctorate in economics, Han has built a bipartisan reputation for his expertise in diplomacy, trade, and administration..