Opposition party leader Lee Jae Myung leads in polls as South Korea votes for new president

South Korea election results expected to bring Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party into the presidency

Results of a South Korean election sparked by an impeachment appear set to bring Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party into the presidency.

How a former factory worker rose to South Korea’s presidency

'My personal experiences made me aware of how cruel this world can be to those who have nothing,' said Lee Jae-myung.

Where ​South Korea’s Likely New President​ Lee Jae-myung Stands on Trump and North Korea

Facing a complex set of thorny challenges at home and abroad, Lee Jae-myung says he will deal with them with “pragmatism.”

South Korea's Lee Jae-myung emerges as victor after snap election

South Korea's new liberal President Lee Jae-myung began his term on Wednesday, vowing to raise the country from the turmoil of a martial law crisis and revive an economy reeling from slowing growth and the threat of global protectionism.

New chapter for Korea

Korea is expected to have a new president, likely to be Democratic Party of Korea's candidate Lee Jae-myung, according to exit polls (as of 8 p.m.). His election comes at the end of a dramatic six mon...

Lee Jae-myung elected as South Korean president, exit polls say

Man who led campaign to oust Yoon Suk Yeol comfortably ahead of conservative opponent, according to pollsExit polls in South Korea have projected that Lee Jae-myung will become the country’s new president after a snap election triggered by a brief period of martial law imposed by the now-impeached former leader Yoon Suk Yeol.After polls closed in what Lee described as “judgment day” for Asia’s fourth-biggest economy, the broadcaster MBN put Lee …