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Presidential Candidates Vow to Heal a Divided South Korea. They Are Poles Apart.
Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo represent the opposite sides of a country polarized over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s use ...
South Korean parties select their candidates for presidential election
Regardless of which candidate wins the election in June, he will be tasked with suppressing growing working-class opposition ...
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Lee Jae-myung nominated by South Korea's liberal opposition to run for president
SEOUL – Lee Jae-myung, a liberal who wants greater economic parity in South Korea and ... s presidential elections. In 2017, Lee ranked third in a Democratic Party primary.
South Korean conservative party moves to switch presidential candidates as election turmoil deepens
South Korea’s embattled conservative party has taken the unprecedented step of nullifying its primary and replacing ...
S. Korea readies for June election
Former Labor Minister and staunch conservative Kim Moon Soo won the presidential nomination of South Korea's main ...
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Lee Jae-myung’s Presidential Bid Is Safe After Court’s Decision to Postpone Trials
The heavily favored opposition candidate will now be able to run in the upcoming snap election, despite a shocking ...
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Lee Jae-myung nominated by South Korea’s liberal opposition to run for president
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung ... the primary that ended Sunday, defeating two competitors. “Now, the people and our party colleagues gave me an opportunity to win back the ...