Seoul mayor faces ousting after conviction
Seoul
A South Korean court convicted Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon of campaign finance crimes yesterday, a ruling that will oust him and bar a presidential run if upheld by the nation’s top court.
Oh was first elected Seoul’s mayor in 2006 and in June won a fifth term in the nation’s most powerful municipal role, considered a springboard to high office.
He rose to prominence as a possible contender for the opposition People Power Party (PPP) as other veterans were tainted by former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2024 martial law bid.
