S. Korea software mogul Ahn to run in by-election

Ahn, 51, ran as an independent championing political and economic reform in the presidential poll but dropped out just weeks before the Dec. 19 voting day to support the main opposition party candidate.

Hugely popular among younger voters, his decision to withdraw disappointed many seeking an alternative to the old liberal-conservative face-off between the established parties.

The man who ran his presidential campaign, independent lawmaker Song Ho-Chang, said Ahn, who has never held any political office, planned to return to South Korea next week after a two-month stay in the United States.

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