News (2025年6月15日号)

Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea presidency in martial law ‘judgment day’

Newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, front left, and his wife Kim Hye-Kyung greet crowds after the presidential inauguration at the National Assembly in Seoul on June 4.
AP/Pool

Newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, front left, and his wife Kim Hye-Kyung greet crowds after the presidential inauguration at the National Assembly in Seoul on June 4. AP/Pool

SEOUL — South Korea’s liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president on June 3, six months to the day after he evaded military cordons to vote against a shock martial law decree imposed by his ousted predecessor. Lee’s victory stands to usher in a political sea change in Asia’s fourth-...

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