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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Tuesday that South Korea's election, which saw liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung win the presidency, was fair, but it expressed concern about Chinese ...

One year on from failed presidential power grab, South Korea celebrates its resilient democracy, and tries to heal deep ...

More outspoken in his populist rhetoric than his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol, Lee Jae Myung is a seasoned political maverick and, most importantly, a survivor. He has dodged an assassination attempt, a ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday there was still work to be done to address the fallout from the failed ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was poised to win an early presidential election, vote counts and media projections suggested, while his challenger ...

The Yeongnam-Honam divide remains one of South Korea’s most persistent political cleavages. The ruling Democratic Party holds ...

Kim, the candidate of the People Power Party, told a news conference early Wednesday that he “humbly accepts [the] people’s choice” and congratulates his liberal rival Lee Jae-myung for winning the ...

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- An international delegation of senior U.S. national security, diplomatic, and legal experts will hold a press conference on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from ...

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 ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week’s best and worst from Kim Strassel, Allysia Finley and Kyle Peterson. South Koreans took a left turn in Tuesday’s presidential election, continuing their ...

Lee Jae-myung, the tenacious left-leaning maverick who became South Korea’s new president on Wednesday, has spent a lifetime picking himself off the canvas to fight again. Lying on a hospital bed in ...