South Korea, Lee Jae-myung and US President
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Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s next president on Wednesday following a dramatic snap election six months after the country’s previous leader declared martial law and plunged the nation into chaos.
South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was expected to win an early presidential election on Tuesday.
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South Korea's liberal-led legislature passes bills calling for special probes into Yoon and wifeSouth Korea’s liberal-led legislature on Thursday passed bills to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law in December and criminal allegations against his wife,
At age 14 he was an impoverished factory worker. On Wednesday, he became the leader of one of Asia’s most powerful economies, a US ally and cultural juggernaut.