Lee Jae-myung also holds a substantial lead over other politicians in the Daegu-North Gyeongsang Province and Busan-Ulsan-South Gyeongsang Province regions, which typically lean conservative.

Lee Jae-myung has just spoken from outside his home in Incheon, as broadcasters declare he has prevailed. "The votes are still being counted so I don't know what to say yet," Lee said.

When former Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo was swapped in as the PPP candidate, Lee Jae-myung took 46.3% of the vote, with Hong (24.1%) and Lee (7.6%) trailing far behind. In a three-way contest with ...

SEOUL--South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung held his first cabinet meeting on Thursday focused on devising an emergency package to address stagnating economic growth and aid households ...

People cheer as they watch the inauguration ceremony of South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung outside the National Assembly in Seoul on June 4, 2025.

People cheer as they watch the inauguration ceremony of South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung outside the National Assembly in Seoul on June 4, 2025.

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party head, was attacked by a 66-year-old man in the city of Busan, the police said. Mr. Lee is now recovering from surgery. By Choe Sang-Hun ...

Democratic Party of South Korea presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, left, and his wife, Kim Hea Kyung, greet supporters outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Opposition's Lee Jae-myung will become South Korea's next president, winning the country's first election since impeachment chaos Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party conceded defeat and ...

Lee Jae-myung, the main opposition leader, is leading efforts to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law. He could also be the next president.

South Korean Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday during a visit to the city of Busan, after a man asked for his autograph then lunged at him with a knife.

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 ...