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South Korea Lurches From One Political Crisis to Another
In five months, the country has had three acting presidents after the leader who imposed martial law was impeached. And now ...
South Korea’s presidential race upended as front-runner returns to court
Democratic Party nominee Lee Jae-myung will be retried on electoral violation charges, while the acting president has ...
S. Korea’s Embattled Lee Remains Frontrunner in Election Race
South Korea’s former opposition leader Lee Jae-myung still remains the frontrunner for now in a presidential election that ...
South Korea Supreme Court Overturns Presidential Frontrunner's Not Guilty Verdict
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Supreme Court overturned on Thursday an earlier ruling that Lee Jae-myung, the frontrunner in ...
South Korea politics gets 3 major shake-ups in 24 hours as election looms
The top court cast doubt on the frontrunner's eligibility to run for the presidency, while the resignations of the prime minister and finance minister shook the interim government.
South Korea’s presidential race shaken as top court sends Lee’s case back for retrial
South Korea ’s Supreme Court overturned on Thursday an earlier ruling that had cleared election front runner Lee Jae-myung of ...
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South Korea’s main opposition party taps former party chief as presidential candidate
South Korea’s main liberal opposition party tapped Sunday its former leader Lee Jae-myung as presidential candidate in the ...
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The ‘Trump Effect’ on Elections Is Just Beginning, Including in Japan
The Trump effect is also likely to influence South Korea’s presidential election in June, which is being held to replace ...