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South Korea’s presidential election will end months of domestic political turmoil, but the winner could change the face of the country’s relationship with the United States.

South Korea is a nation still deeply scarred by the martial law incident, its international reputation remains shaken and the deep political division it wrought is, if anything, worse than ever.

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

But they each represent South Korea's deepening division themselves. Front-runner Lee Jae-myung has clashed with Yoon's government as leader of the opposition, after closely losing to Yoon in the 2022 ...

Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight ...

South Korea’s overall exports to its two largest markets, the United States and China, ... As leader of the opposition party, he became a thorn in Yoon’s side, ...

Updated June 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM EDT. SEOUL, South Korea — Candidate Lee Jae-myung of South Korea's main liberal party is projected to become the country's new president.

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 ...

Democratic Party of South Korea candidate Lee Jae-myung rode a wave of resentment toward ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party.

It is still recovering from the martial law crisis last December, when the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, tried to orchestrate a military takeover. He failed, because of resistance from the public and ...

South Korea's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was elected the new president in a snap election. Lee won with 49.42% ...