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

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

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, was elected president Wednesday ...

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.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated a five-term liberal lawmaker as defense minister Monday, breaking with a ...

South Korea's liberal frontrunner for president, Lee Jae-myung, was leading his main conservative rival Kim Moon-soo by more than 10 percentage points in an opinion poll issued on Tuesday, though the ...

S ix months of turmoil in South Korea are over. Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party won a commanding victory, with 49.4% of the vote, in the snap presidential elections held on June 3rd to ...

South Korea elects liberal president after chaotic six months. Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party takes office Wednesday. His first task: Dealing with the economic fallout of President Donald ...

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

The White House said on Tuesday that South Korea's election, which saw liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung win the ...

With a surging far-right, South Korea under Lee Jae-myung continues to confront the mainstreaming of extremism, erosion of moderate conservatism and a fractured progressive coalition.

The election comes about two months after President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office following his impeachment for ...