South Korea's conservatives made another about-face on Saturday and reinstated their nominee, just hours after dropping him and reopening the nomination process as the divided party struggled for unity to challenge the liberal frontrunner in a presidential election four weeks away.

South Korea's People Power Party registered former labor minister Kim Moon-soo as its official presidential candidate on Sunday, a day after it attempted to cancel his candidacy.

South Korea’s embattled conservative party has canceled then reinstated the presidential candidacy of Kim Moon Soo within hours, after a failed attempt to replace him with former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.