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Kim Moon-soo fined 500,000 won for violating election law during presidential campaign

A court on Friday fined former presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) 500,000 won ($337) for violating the election law in the lead-up to last year's presidential race.

2026.4.24

Rep. Kim Moon-soo of the Democratic Party of Korea delivers a proposal speech on a special bill to establish a medical school and university hospital at Sunchon National University during an Education Committee meeting at the National Assembly in western Seoul on July 24, 2024. [NEWS1]

Supreme Court approves ruling to retain ruling party lawmaker's Assembly seat

Rep. Kim Moon-soo of the ruling Democratic Party will retain his National Assembly seat after the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower courts' fine of 900,000 won ($650) for him in his election law violation case.

2025.9.4

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People Power Party leadership candidate Kim Moon-soo speaks during a party members' meeting at a venue in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, on Aug. 7. [NEWS1]

PPP chief candidate Kim Moon-soo says Yoon welcome back in party

People Power Party leadership candidate Kim Moon-soo said Thursday that he would accept former President Yoon Suk Yeol back into the party if he sought re-entry.

2025.8.7

Former Labor Minister Kim Moon-soo announces his bid to run in the leadership election of the main opposition People Power Party at its headquarters in Seoul on July 20, 2025. [YONHAP]

Ex-labor minister declares bid for main opposition leader

Former Labor Minister Kim Moon-soo on Sunday announced his bid to become leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP).

2025.7.20

President Lee Jae-myung gives a briefing at the presidential office building in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on June 4. [NEWS1]

President makes up ground in conservative strongholds but regional partisanship holds firm, results show

President Lee Jae-myung ran up big numbers against Kim Moon-soo in friendly territory while closing his 2022 deficit in conservative strongholds, but regional partisanship, for the most part, remains entrenched, according to the vote count.

2025.6.4

Kim Moon-soo, presidential candidate of the conservative People Power Party (PPP), gives a press conference at the PPP headquarters in Yeouido, western Seoul, early June 4. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

PPP's Kim Moon-soo concedes in presidential election

Kim Moon-soo, presidential candidate of the conservative People Power Party conceded to rival Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party early Wednesday.

2025.6.3

From left: Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung, People Power Party candidate Kim Moon-soo and Reform Party candidate Lee Jun-seok [YONHAP]

Gender, generation gap on full display in exit poll showing entrenched differences

Women under 60 overwhelmingly supported the Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung, while men in their 20s turned Reform Party Lee Jun-seok into a surprising frontrunner for that demographic and Kim Moon-soo was popular among those over 60 years old.

2025.6.3

Members of the liberal Democratic Party, left, celebrate at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, as the results of the joint exit poll by broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS are released on June 3. Members of the conservative People Power Party, right, watch the same results while seated silently at the legislature. [NEWS1]

DP's Lee Jae-myung on track to become Korea's next president

In a sharp repudiation of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, South Koreans appear to have handed Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party a victory in the 21st presidential election, according to exit polls and preliminary vote counts on Tuesday evening.

2025.6.3

Officials and lawmakers from the liberal Democratic Party at the National Assembly in western Seoul raise their arms to cheer after exit poll results indicated its candidate Lee Jae-myung is likely to win in the presidential election on June 3. [KIM SEONG-RYONG]

Parties show diverging responses to seemingly decisive exit poll results

The Democratic Party burst into loud applause and cheers as soon as exit polls indicated that its presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung was likely to have garnered a vote majority, while the rival and conservative People Power Party went numb.

2025.6.3

GRAPHIC: Vote counting underway in Korea's 21st presidential election

Vote counting is underway in Korea’s 21st presidential election on Tuesday, where the race remains neck and neck with Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party against Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party.

2025.6.3

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Kim Moon-soo

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Kim Moon-soo fined 500,000 won for violating election law during presidential campaign

Supreme Court approves ruling to retain ruling party lawmaker's Assembly seat

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PPP chief candidate Kim Moon-soo says Yoon welcome back in party

Ex-labor minister declares bid for main opposition leader

President makes up ground in conservative strongholds but regional partisanship holds firm, results show

PPP's Kim Moon-soo concedes in presidential election

Gender, generation gap on full display in exit poll showing entrenched differences

DP's Lee Jae-myung on track to become Korea's next president

Parties show diverging responses to seemingly decisive exit poll results

GRAPHIC: Vote counting underway in Korea's 21st presidential election