Published: 16:16, April 12, 2025
Seoul mayor will not run for South Korean presidency, Yonhap reports
By Reuters
South Korea's ousted president Yoon Suk-yeol waves to supporters as he leaves his official residence in Seoul, South Korea, April 11, 2025. (PHOTO / AP)

SEOUL - Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon will not run for president of South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday.

South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3 to replace Yoon Suk-yeol, who was removed from office last week, when the Constitutional Court upheld his impeachment for declaring martial law in December.

Oh has been considered as a potential candidates for the country's conservative party.