Published On: Wed, Jun 4th, 2025

South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung emerges as victor after snap election

A cleanshaven bespectacled older Asian man wearing a suit and blue tie waves his right hand to people off camera while standing near other people and media microphones.

South Korea’s new liberal President Lee Jae-myung began his term on Wednesday, vowing to raise the country from the turmoil of a martial law crisis and revive an economy reeling from slowing growth and the threat of global protectionism.

CBC | World News

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South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung emerges as victor after snap election