Ex-chief state auditor joins main opposition party in apparent bid to run for presidency
Choi Jae-hyung, right, former head of the Board of Audit and Inspection, and Lee Jun-seok, chairman of the main opposition People Power Party, pose before talks at the party headquarters in Seoul, July 15. Yonhap
A former head of the state audit agency joined the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday in a move widely seen as a step toward running for the presidency.
Choe Jae-hyeong, the former chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI), expressed his intention to join the PPP during his meeting with party Chairman Lee Jun-seok earlier in the day, according to party officials.
PPP plans to hold a ceremony later in the morning to welcome Choe's entrance into the party. (Yonhap)