Lee Jae-myung: the divisive liberal set to be South Korea's new leader

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South Korea held a snap election to choose a successor to Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached over his martial law declaration in December. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The winner, the Democratic party's Lee Jae-myung, 61, has promised political and economic reforms to help the country recover from the brief period of martial law. He faces several legal cases that could plunge his term into crisis before it has even begun Lee Jae-myung elected as South Korean president, exit polls say ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/03/lee-jae-myung-elected-as-south-korean-president-exit-polls-say The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #southkroea #politics #leejaemyung #president