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South Korea elects Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party as president in wake of former leader's impeachment
South Korea's voters cast their ballots in a snap presidential election sparked by the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.
He survived an assassination attempt. Now South Korea’s new president must heal divisions and tread cautiously with Trump
At age 14 he was an impoverished factory worker. On Wednesday, he became the leader of one of Asia’s most powerful economies, ...
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South Korea’s New President Could Transform the Korean Peninsula
The debilitating political vacuum that has reigned in Seoul since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on ...
Outspoken liberal leader Lee elected South Korea’s president, closing period of political tumult
Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight ...
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South Korea’s Leftist New President Presses Cases Against His Predecessor and Others on the Right
The national assembly passes bills calling for investigations of Yoon Suk-yeol’s abortive attempt at imposing martial law ...
South Korea’s opposition leader Lee wins election as voters punish conservatives after martial law chaos
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s next president on Wednesday following a dramatic snap election ...
South Korea holds a snap presidential election Tuesday. Here’s what to know
After months of political turmoil, South Korea will elect a new president Tuesday to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, who ...
He Survived a Knife to the Neck. Now He’ll Lead a Divided South Korea.
Lee Jae-myung will be one of the most powerful presidents in decades in South Korea, but he is taking over during a perilous ...
South Korea’s new President Lee vows to pursue talks with North and bolster ties with US and Japan
South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral ...
South Korea's liberal-led legislature passes bills calling for special probes into Yoon and wife
South Korea’s liberal-led legislature has passed bills to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ...