Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, gestures as he greets his supporters in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2025.

It also comes as South Korea’s export-oriented economy grapples with global events like US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a potential recession, all without a permanent leader at the helm.

Seoul, South Korea — Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president of South Korea in a snap election sparked by the impeachment of the country's former leader, Yoon Suk Yeol.

Lee Jae-myung of the center-left Democratic Party won the South Korean presidential election on Wednesday, riding a wave of anger against former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his People Power Party ...

South Korea's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was elected the new president in a snap election. Lee won with 49.42% share of votes, while conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo got 41.15%. Lee ...

Jeon Hyun-hee, a Democratic Party lawmaker, said in a televised party meeting in May that Mr. Lee had faced repeated threats of terrorism, claiming that Russian-made pistols and sniper rifles had ...

SEOUL, June 10 (UPI) -- South Korea's ruling Democratic Party on Tuesday withdrew a plan to pass several controversial bills this week, including one aimed at halting criminal trials for an ...

Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the Democratic Party, was elected as South Korea's 21st president in the election held on June 3, two months after a president was impeached over the December 3 ...