S. Korea's 3rd largest party picks Ahn as presidential candidate

South Korea's third largest party has picked politician, physician and software entrepreneur Ahn Cheol Soo as its candidate to run in the May 9 presidential election.Ahn, who has emerged as a key challenger to current frontrunner Moon Jae In, was nominated in seven primaries of the center-left People's Party, the seventh and final one held at a gymnasium in the central city of Daejeon.The popularity of Ahn is growing, though Moon of the Democratic Party of Korea, which has the most seats in parliament, maintains a solid lead in the latest election polls.Ahn, a 55-year-old former medical do…READ FULL ARTICLE