The election comes nearly two months after president Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office following his impeachment for declaring martial law in the country.

The U.S. ally has been without a permanent leader since late last year, when Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached over his botched declaration of martial law.

Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, will become the country's next president on Wednesday after ...

South Korea's voters cast their ballots in a snap presidential election sparked by the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party takes office Wednesday. His first task: Dealing with the economic fallout of President ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Jae-myung ... Lee, 60, the candidate of the liberal opposition Democratic Party, is to take office later Wednesday for a full, single five-year term, succeeding Yoon ...

Liberal Lee Jae-myung defeated Kim Moon-soo in South Korea's election after Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, prompting potential ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Candidate Lee Jae-myung of South Korea's main liberal party is projected to become the country's new president. Exit polls by South Korea's three major broadcasters show ...

Lee, 60, the candidate of the liberal opposition Democratic Party, is taking office for ... immediate shift in South Korea’s foreign policy. Lee, previously accused by critics of tilting toward ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung ... Lee, 60, the candidate of the liberal opposition Democratic Party, is taking office for a full, single five-year term, succeeding Yoon Suk Yeol ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung ... Lee, 60, the candidate of the liberal opposition Democratic Party, is taking office for a full, single five-year term, succeeding Yoon Suk Yeol ...