June 4, 2025
The rise of Lee Jae-Myung from the Factory Factory to South Korea’s highest office
Listen to the article The South Koreans on Tuesday were elected a candidate for the Democratic Party (DP) Lee Jae-Myung as a new president of the country for a five-year term in a critical vote caused by a failed attempt by the Yoon Suk YEOL predecessor to invoke Military Law last December. Lee, 61, secured more than 49% of the votes to become the 14th president of South Korea, according to New Yonhapciting the electoral authority. He had, until recently, faced legal and political challenges in his march to the presidency. The temporary turnout of voters, including early and external



