Moon chosen by Democratic Party

SOUTH KOREA: Opposition leader Moon Jae Win, who advocates improved ties with North Korea, was chosen as the Democratic Party’s candidate to succeed ousted president Park Geun Hye.

His nomination boosts his status as frontrunner in the May 9 election, triggered after Ms Park was removed from office over corruption allegations.

Mr Moon, who lost the 2012 presidential election to Ms Park, has called her hard-line policy toward North Korea a failure.