South Korea election: Lee Jae-myung takes over a country split by gender politics
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Gender conflict subtly but powerfully shaped South Korea’s election.
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Lee currently holds a sizable lead in opinion polling. A Gallup poll reportedly showed that 49% of respondents were in favor of Lee becoming president.
The Democratic party frontrunner has drawn support from conservatives who see him as the path back to political normalcy after the chaos of Yoon Suk Yeol
By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio and Lauren Kent, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s next president on Wednesday following a dramatic snap election six months after the country’s previous leader declared martial law and …
By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio and Lauren Kent, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is projected to be the new president following a snap election on Tuesday, according to an exit poll by Korean broadcasters, in a vote held exactly six …
South Korean voters elected liberal Lee Jae-myung as president, defeating conservative Kim Moon-soo amid concerns over international relations with the U.S., China and North Korea.
Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung was on track to win the South Korean presidential election by a landslide early Wednesday morning, with a massive lead after almost all votes had been counted.
Left-wing opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has promised to "move forward" as his conservative opponent bowed out. The election caps off months of political turmoil. DW has more.
Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung's ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the South Korean
Left-wing opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has promised to "move forward" after coming out on top over conservative opponent Kim Moon Soo. The election caps off months of political turmoil. DW has more.
A liberal lawyer has ousted South Korea's troubled ruling party's presidential candidate on Tuesday, ending months of political instability that began with a botched declaration of martial law.
South Koreans elected Lee Jae-myung as president Tuesday, choosing a liberal whose vision to reshape his nation’s foreign policy could put him at odds with the Trump administration, particularly when it comes to China.
Exit polls show that Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party is on track for victory. His first task: Dealing with the economic fallout of Trump’s tariffs.
Lee Jae-myung, 60, a child laborer with an arm deformity who also attempted suicide, made his way to become a highly divisive politician who survived a stabbing attack and struggles with numerous criminal charges.
South Korea's new liberal President Lee Jae-myung began his term on Wednesday, vowing to raise the country from the turmoil of a martial law crisis and revive an economy reeling from slowing growth and the threat of global protectionism.
South Korea’s presidential election result was never really in doubt. The real question is which version of Lee Jae-myung will now govern the highly polarized nation of 50 million.
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