Lee Jae-myung, a liberal leader, won his party's nomination to run for president of South Korea. He received nearly 90% of the votes in a primary held by the Democratic Party. Lee aims to reduce economic inequality and improve ties with North Korea.

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party of Korea on Sunday named Lee Jae-myung, the party's ex-leader, as its candidate for the snap presidential election slated for June 3. Lee has been leading opinion polls for weeks with a double-digit gap over contestants from the conservative People Power Party,

Lee Jae-myung, a former leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, has been chosen as the party's presidential candidate for the upcoming snap election. He is seen as a frontrunner to win following the impeachment and ousting of President Yoon Suk Yeol,