SEOUL: A Seoul court on Friday ruled the main conservative party could hold another convention to agree on a presidential candidate amid a bitter dispute over who should represent the party in the June 3 election.
With the presidential election less than a month away, uniting conservatives behind a single candidate is seen as crucial if the People Power Party is to stand any chance of success against Democratic Party frontrunner Lee Jae-myung.
The PPP has asked its nominee Kim Moon-soo to merge his campaign with former prime minister Han Duck-soo, an independent candidate, but the process has descended into angry recriminations.