Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party takes office Wednesday. His first task: Dealing with the economic fallout of President ...

The White House said on Tuesday that South Korea's election, which saw liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung win the ...

Images from the election of South Korea's new president are as peaceful and orderly as you’d expect to see in any vibrant ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing ...

South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was expected to win an early presidential election on Tuesday.

With nearly 95% of ballots counted as of 2:40 a.m. Wednesday, Lee, the Democratic Party candidate, led with 48.86% of votes.

Lee Jae-myung will be one of the most powerful presidents in decades in South Korea, but he is taking over during a perilous ...

(Reuters) -South Korea has elected liberal Lee Jae-myung as president to lead the country through a tumultuous period that ...

The new South Korean president, Lee Jae-myung, calls himself a foreign policy “pragmatist”. He says he is driven by South ...