South Korea ex-top prosecutor becomes opposition's nominee for president

South Korea's main opposition People Power Party on Friday picked former Prosecutor General Yoon Suk Yeol as its presidential candidate, setting the stage for a contest that will determine the country's next leader next March.Pitted against the conservative party's nominee is the ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae Myung, a former governor of Gyeonggi Province, who was named the progressive party's presidential candidate last month despite being a party outsider.The winner of the election will succeed President Moon Jae In in May, with the potential to affect the course of South Korea-Japan t…READ FULL ARTICLE