South Korea's former acting President Han Duck-soo said on Friday he would join the race to become the country's next president after resigning the day before. A snap presidential election will be held on June 3.

South Korea's former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo says he will run in next month's presidential election and would seek to lessen the powers of the office and ease strife-ridden domestic politics if he wins.

South Korean acting president Han Duck-soo resigned his position as prime minister Thursday ahead of a likely run for president in a June 3 election called to replace President Yoon Suk Yeol who was r