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South Korea elects liberal president

Outspoken liberal leader Lee elected South Korea’s president, capping months of political turmoil

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 in an election that closed one of the most turbulent chapters in the nation’s young democracy.

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South Korea’s opposition leader Lee wins election as ruling party’s Kim concedes

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is on course to be South Korea’s next president following a snap election, with official results showing him well ahead of his main rival who conceded defeat early Wednesday morning.

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Liberal Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea's presidential election ending months of political turmoil

The liberal opposition candidate has secured more than 49% of the votes in an election that has seen one of the country’s highest voter turnout, with approximately 80% of the 44 million eligible voters taking to the ballot boxes.

Where South Korea’s Likely New President 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.” ...

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South Korea’s New President Could Transform the Korean Peninsula

The debilitating political vacuum that has reigned in Seoul since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on ...

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Smartphone smuggled out of North Korea reveals the insane things Kim Jong Un does to control his ‘suffocated’ people

The device would covertly take a screenshot every five minutes, storing the images in a secret folder which the user couldn’t ...

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South Korea’s new leader Lee has lived a turbulent life. Now, big challenges await him

The life of South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung is full of ups and downs. His family's poverty forced him to work at ...

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Victory by Leftist in South Korean Election Could Mean Changes in Washington-Seoul Relations

President-elect Lee has said he will ‘strengthen’ the Korean-American alliance, but he’s also expected to want to improve ...

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South Korea flips left in presidential race; Lee secures victory after conservative opponent concedes

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

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