Won't run for Presidency : Ban Ki-moon
5 Dariya News
Seoul 01-Feb-2017
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Wednesday he will not run for the South Korean Presidential elections this year, a media report said.Ban was second in the running to become the country's next President, according to polls, behind Moon Jae-in, the former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, Efe news reported.South Korea has been mired in a political corruption scandal known as the 'Rasputin' case, which led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.