Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung maintains strong lead in South Korea presidential poll

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung maintains strong lead in South Korea presidential poll

Lee Jae-myung, the former head of South Korea's opposition Democratic Party, is maintaining a strong lead among potential candidates for a June election to replace impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, a survey said Friday.

Ex-Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae Myung pledges to expand support for defense industry

Former Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leader Lee Jae-myung vowed Thursday to introduce comprehensive support measures for the defense industry in a bid to position Korea among the world's top four defense powerhouses. Lee, who announced his presidential bid last week and is leading opinion polls for the June 3 presidential election, made the pledge ahead of a scheduled visit to the state-run Agency for Defense Development in Daejeon, about 160 …

Former Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung. Yonhap News Agency A public opinion poll found that 4 out of 10 Koreans chose former Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung as the next political leader of our country, or presidential candidate. In addition, 26% of the Korean people chose Lee Jae-myung as their preferred candidate.

[Digital Daily Reporter Baek Ji-young] On the 17th, Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential primary candidate, announced, "I will establish a defense industry export control tower and regularize the defense industry export promotion strategy meeting chaired by the president." In a post on Facebook that day, the candidate presented a defense industry pledge with the following content as its main content: "I will make the Repub…

'K-Defense Industry' Promise... "Establishment of Defense Industry Export Control Tower"