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Ex-South Gyeongsang Province governor's special pardon ignites political firestorm

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Former South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo is set to be among the beneficiaries of President Yoon Suk Yeol's special pardons to be granted this week .

Kim aided Moon during his 2012 and 2017 presidential campaigns.

Kim was sentenced to two years in jail by the Supreme Court in 2021 for illegally manipulating public opinion in favor of Moon .

Political watchers said Kim is considered a potential rallying point in the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea .

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