Martial Law Put Lee Jae-Myung Back on Track for South Korean Presidency

South Korean presidential frontrunner proposes revising constitution on martial law

By Ju-min Park

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Exclusive: Lee Jae-myung Aims to Steer South Korea Through Crisis

It’s with a bashful grin that Lee Jae-myung tugs down his starched collar to reveal the half-inch scar where a would-be assassin’s blade pierced his neck. The assailant had asked the leader of South Korea’s Democratic Party for an autograph in January last year before lunging at him with a camping knife. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “But compared to President Donald Trump,” Lee says unprompted, “who had to endure a bullet that went by his ea…

Lee Jae-myung's rise from poverty to brink of South Korean presidency

Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung's ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the cusp of South Korea's presidency.

Lee Jae-myung’s rise from poverty to brink of South Korean presidency

Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung's ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the cusp of South Korea's presidency. After losing by a gossamer thin margin in 2022, the Democratic Party candidate has returned to the ballot, and is now poised to replace the political rival he was instrumental

Martial law put Lee Jae-myung back on track for South Korean presidency

The liberal politician favored to become the country's next leader has overcome a knife attack and criminal charges on his unexpected path back toward the top post.