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.

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 opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung has been elected president of South Korea. South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency and SBS television station report early Wednesday that ...

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 that Lee ...

Updated June 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM EDT. SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's main liberal party, has won the country's presidential election, following months of political ...

The Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung, seen in Seoul on June 2, 2025, looks set to win South Korea's presidential election, according to an early exit poll [Anthony Wallace/AFP] ...

Updated June 03, 2025 at 15:29 PM ET. SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's main liberal party, has won the country's presidential election, following months of political ...

South Korea's liberal party candidate, Lee Jae-myung, was elected president in Tuesday's snap election, six months to the day after he evaded military cordons to vote against a shock martial law ...