Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced he won't run for the next president at the emergency conference in the conservative People Power Party headquarters in Yeouido, western Seoul, on April 12. [NEWS1] Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced Saturday he will not run in the upcoming presidential election.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced Saturday he will not enter South Korea's presidential race, contrary to widespread expectations that he would seek the nation's highest post following former President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from office.

The mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-hoon, will announce his bid for the South Korean presidency, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday. South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, after former president Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment stemming from a December martial law declaration was upheld on April 4.