South Korea's opposition party's ex-leader wins presidential nomination
Former South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung wins party nomination for June 3 presidential election, securing 89.77% of votes. Lee, who narrowly lost in 2022, is the current front-runner, while the ruling party has yet to announce its candidate.
- Asia
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 01:57 | 27 April 2025
South Korea's main opposition party's former leader Lee Jae-myung on Sunday won the party's nomination for the upcoming presidential election, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported.
Lee, the front-runner in opinion polls for the June 3 presidential election, won 89.77% of all votes cast in the Democratic Party's primary.
The human rights lawyer-turned-politician was defeated by former President Yoon Suk Yeol by 0.73 percentage points in 2022.
The presidential election was triggered by a short-lived martial law declaration in December.
The country's Constitutional Court earlier this month removed Yoon from his office, paving the way for a snail presidential election.
The ruling People's Power Party has yet to announce his candidate to face Lee, however acting President Han Duck-soo has emerged as a potential game changer for the forthcoming election as the conservative camp struggles to rally behind a clear front-runner.