Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon was placed firmly on the path to a potential presidential run Friday after an appellate court overturned his earlier conviction and acquitted him of corruption charges in a case closely watched by both the ruling and opposition parties for how it would shape the next presidential race. Oh, who narrowly won his fifth term as Seoul mayor in June's local elections, has been considered a favorite within the conservative People Power Party (PPP) to beat President Lee Jae Myung's liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) in the next presidential election set for 2030. The trial weighed heavily on his prospects, though, as a finalized fine of 1 million won ($755) or heavier punishment could have cost him both his mayoralty and the chance to run for an elected office for the next five years. The charge against him was that he had made a supporter pay for opinion polls ahead of his 2021 election and a lower court found him partially guilty, sentencing him to a 10 million-won fine. The Seoul High Court overturned the conviction Friday, however, saying the allegations could n