Park Geun-hye Cheol-soo had been working with Moon to merge their bids . `` From now on , Moon Jae-in is the single liberal candidate , '' Ahn says . Seoul , South Korea ( CNN ) -- South Korean presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo announced Friday that he is dropping out of the race , clearing the way for fellow left-leaning hopeful Moon Jae-in to face Park Geun-hye , the candidate for the governing Saenuri Party . Ahn will face governing party candidate Moon Friday .
Park Geun-hye Cheol-soo had been working with Moon to merge their bids . `` From now on , Moon Jae-in is the single liberal candidate , '' Ahn says . Ahn will face governing party candidate Moon Friday .