SEOUL, April 11 — The big winner in South Korea’s election is the country’s most controversial politician: opposition leader Lee Jae-myung. His Democratic Party (DP) is...
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung poses with his party's local candidate Kang Tae-woong during a campaign event on the eve of the parliamentary elections in Seoul April 9, 2024. — AFP picSEOUL, April 11 — The big winner in South Korea’s election is the country’s most controversial politician: opposition leader Lee Jae-myung.
With his party and its satellite set to boost their parliamentary majority according to initial exit polls — though unlikely to win a super majority, which would allow them to impeach Yoon — Lee is set to dominate South Korean politics, analysts say.He’s also well-positioned to run again and take Yoon’s job when the president’s single five-year term ends in 2027.
He had long called for the parliamentary elections yesterday to serve as a referendum on the president, saying the vote allowed “the people to decide whether the government should keep the power or be punished over its two-year governance.”The rise of a newly-formed Rebuilding Korea party, led by former justice minister Cho Kuk, which is projected to win 12 to 14 seats, also shows the scale of voter discontent with the two main parties, experts say.
He also promoted policies including cash handouts to young adults, free school uniforms and free maternity care, and has previously vowed to expand his universal basic income scheme nationwide as president. He faces trial on charges of bribery linked to a firm that is suspected of illicitly transferring US$8 million to North Korea.
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