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Who is Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s new president?

Lee, the standard bearer for the left-leaning Democratic Party, is known for his populist style and humble beginnings.

Al Jazeera

Liberal Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea's presidential election ending months of political turmoil

The liberal opposition candidate has secured more than 49% of the votes in an election that has seen one of the country’s highest voter turnout, with approximately 80% of the 44 million eligible voters taking to the ballot boxes.

Euronews

‘On track for victory’: South Korea elects liberal president Lee Jae-myung, who could clash with the Trump administration over China

Another liberal headache.

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Liberal Lee Jae Myung wins South Korea election and promises unity after turmoil

Victory heralds change for Asia’s fourth-largest economy after snap election triggered by impeachment

The Independent UK

South Korea election results 2025: Who won, who lost, what’s next?

Left-leaning Lee Jae-myung set to become president after conservative Kim Moon-soo concedes defeat.

Al Jazeera

Lee Jae-myung: from child labourer to leader of deeply scarred South Korea

New president faces formidable challenges that could plunge his term into crisis before it has even begun

The Guardian - UK

Liberal Lee Jae-myung Wins 'Judgement Day' Election After Conservative Leader's Ousting

South Korea has a new president.

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Lee Jae-myung wins election as South Korean president

Liberal who led campaign to oust Yoon Suk Yeol wins race as conservative opponent concedes defeat

The Guardian - UK

Liberal Lee wins South Korean presidential election as rival concedes

Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung wins election while conservative rival Kim Moon-soo concedes.

Al Jazeera

South Korea goes to the polls to elect new president after Yoon crisis

Election pitting liberal Lee Jae-myung against conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo comes after months of chaos following Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law

The Guardian - UK

What you need to know as South Korea prepares to vote in presidential election

The new president, who will take office immediately, faces a number of pressing challenges including repairing domestic divisions, navigating US trade tensions and confronting North Korea’s growing nuclear threat.

Euronews

South Korea election: The leading candidates, key dates and top issues

What you need to know as voters go to the polls

The Independent UK

South Korea’s presidential election aims to restore democratic credentials

Polls favour Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung over governing People Power Party’s candidate Kim Moon-soo.

Al Jazeera

As South Korea heads to the polls, can Lee Jae-myung bring the country back from the brink?

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

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Al Jazeera

South Korea’s snap presidential election 2025: All you need to know

The vote, held in the backdrop of a martial law bid by ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol, could affect Seoul’s foreign policy.

Al Jazeera

South Korea’s presidential favourite has plans for new ‘de facto’ capital

If election frontrunner Lee Jae-myung is elected, Sejong city could replace Seoul as the centre of political power.

Al Jazeera

South Korea set to break early voting record as presidential election looms

More than a quarter of eligible South Korean voters have now cast their ballots for who should be the next president.

International Business Times

South Koreans Vote Early In Record Numbers In Poll Triggered By Martial Law

South Koreans queued in long lines in record numbers to choose their next president on Friday, the second day of early voting in a poll triggered by ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol's disastrous martial law declaration.

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International Business Times

Lee Jae-myung's Rise From Poverty To Brink Of South Korean Presidency

Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung's ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the cusp of South Korea's presidency.

The Independent UK

South Korean presidential election roiled by coffee beans, Chanel bags and room salon

South Korea’s presidential race has devolved into personal attacks and petty disputes, drowning out meaningful policy debate after Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted over his martial law fiasco

The Conversation

After a chaotic 6 months, South Koreans will elect a new president – and hope for bold leadership

On June 3, South Koreans will head to the polls to choose the country’s new president. The election may draw to a close one of the most chaotic and contentious periods in the country’s post-1987 democratic era.

International Business Times

South Koreans Begin Early Voting In Presidential Poll

Early voting in South Korea's presidential elections kicked off on Thursday, with both main candidates set to cast ballots in a poll triggered by ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol's ill-fated effort to suspend civilian rule last year.

The Conversation

3 things to watch as South Koreans head toward the polls following turbulent political period

On June 3, 2025, South Koreans will head to the polls to vote for a new president.

The Independent UK

Polls show clear favourite emerging in race to become South Korea’s next president

Race to replace impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol is heating up, with a left-leaning candidate ahead in polls

International Business Times

Opposition's Lee Leading South Korea Presidential Race: Poll

A Gallup poll released Tuesday indicates South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is the clear frontrunner to become the country's next president, with less than a week to go until the elections.

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