South Korea's Moon and Ex-Rival Mend Fences Ahead of Election.

Its main candidates are Yoon Seok-youl, a formertop prosecutor whose battles with Moon made him one ofthe country's most popular figures, and Hong Joon-pyo,another former candidate from the 2017 race. While a sitting president is required to be politicallyneutral before an election, a united front could helpfirm up party support for Lee, who comes from a differentfaction and was branded as the "main enemy" by Moon'ssupporters when they ran against each other. (Bloomberg) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in met theformer rival his party chose to replace him, in anattempt to build a united front before a March electionin which their bloc's control of government hangs in thebalance. [Extracted from the article]