Seoul, South Korea - South Korea - South Korea's embattled Conservative Party was cancelled and then regained Kim Moon Soo's presidential candidacy within a few hours as internal turmoil escalated before the June 3 election.

Saturday’s chaos turned around, following a failed attempt by former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to replace Kim Jong Il, highlighting the BJP leadership crisis that may have destined the Conservatives to win a term in the government after former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s efforts to exert force against his martial arts in December.

Kim, a staunch conservative and former labor secretary of Yoon, was appointed as the PPP presidential candidate on May 3 after winning 56.3% of its primary competitors, criticizing Yoon's martial law. But the PPP's leadership, led by Yoon loyalists, has desperately put pressure on Kim over the past week, putting it under pressure and returning to Han, who sees it as a strong opportunity for Liberal Democratic leader Lee Jae-Myung.

After dialogue between Han and Kim failed to unify the candidates, the PPP Emergency Committee canceled its primary earlier on Saturday, canceling Kim Jong Il's nomination and registering Han as a party member and a new presidential candidate. However, replacements need to be approved through a party-wide vote through an automated telephone investigation that ultimately rejected Saturday night’s conversion.

"Although we can't disclose these numbers, the vote for converting candidates was rejected by narrow profits," said party spokesman and MP Shin Dong-Wook. According to the party, Kim condemned the party's attempt to replace him with a "overnight political coup" and he was immediately restored to the candidate and plans to formally register with the election authorities on Sunday.

"Now everything will go back where it should be," King said in a statement.

Kim, 73, was a well-known labor activist in the 1970s and 1980s, but joined a Conservative Party in the 1990s, saying he gave up his dream of becoming a "revolutionary" after witnessing the collapse of the Communist country. Since then, he served as governor of the Korean Gunggiji province for eight years and completed three terms in the National Assembly.

Han served as acting president after being impeached by the Legislature in December and was formally removed from office by the Constitutional Court in April. He resigned from his office on May 2, arguing that his long public service career qualifies to lead the country amidst geopolitical uncertainty and trade challenges aggravated by U.S. President Donald Trump's policies.

Han called for unity after being promoted to a candidate, and in a statement he said he "modestly accepted" the voices of party members.

Han and Jin have fallen behind Lee in recent opinion polls. Lee, who led the Democratic Party’s efforts to expel Duo, ridiculed the PPP’s efforts to change candidates, told reporters on Thursday: “I’ve heard of forced marriages, but never heard of forced solidarity.”