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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On June 3, South Korea ushered in a new chapter with the election of Lee Jae Myung as the country’s next president. With voter turnout the highest in 28 years and the largest margin between ...

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 ...

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 decades ...

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 ...