South Korea's top court rules against presidential frontrunner, potentially upending election

South Korean court throws likely next president into jeopardy

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung had a rough day on Thursday. The Supreme Court sent the election law case against him back to a lower court, a move that could extend the country’s political chaos. Lee is the favorite to win the June 3 election, but he could be ousted from office if the court rules against him weeks, months, or even years down the line. The legal circumstances are murky. If elected, Lee might claim that he’s constitu…

South Korean Presidential Frontrunner Potentially Disqualified by Court Ruling

Lee Jae-myung, the front-running candidate in South Korea’s special presidential election, may have been disqualified by a ruling from the Supreme Court on Thursday. The post South Korean Presidential Frontrunner Potentially Disqualified by Court Ruling appeared first on Breitbart.

South Korea presidential race rocked by court ruling, resignations

South Korea's top court cast doubt on Thursday on frontrunner Lee Jae-myung's eligibility to run for the presidency, while the resignations of the prime minister and finance minister shook the interim government in place since December's martial law.

S. Korea crisis deepens with election frontrunner retrial, resignations

South Korea's political chaos deepened Thursday after a retrial was ordered for a presidential frontrunner over alleged election law violations and two key government figures quit ahead of a snap election next month.

South Korea Supreme Court Overturns Ruling Against Election Frontrunner - The Thinking Conservative

South Korea’s Supreme Court overturned ruling clearing presidential frontrunner, lee, of violating election law, throwing his eligibility to run into doubt. The post South Korea Supreme Court Overturns Ruling Against Election Frontrunner appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

South Korea Supreme Court Overturns Ruling Against Election Frontrunner

South Korea’s Supreme Court overturned a ruling on Thursday that had cleared the upcoming presidential election frontrunner of violating election law, throwing his eligibility to run into doubt. Lee Jae-Myung, the candidate of the liberal-leaning Democratic Party, which controls South Korea’s parliament, is currently topping opinion polls ahead of a snap presidential election sparked by former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s being ousted …