South Korea votes after a turbulent six months. Here’s what to know. The election was called after President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over his decision to declare martial law.

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, stands with his wife, Kim Hye-kyung, as he greets supporters in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea ...

President Lee Jae-myung said he'll pursue pragmatic diplomacy and boost a trilateral Seoul-Washington-Tokyo cooperation based on the South Korea-U.S. alliance. Lee won a snap election Tuesday for ...

SEOUL -- South Koreans voted Tuesday in an out-of-cycle presidential election, following the ouster of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched ...

Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) started his presidential term at 6:21 a.m., Wednesday, after winning the election the pervious day for a five-year term to lead the ...

Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea's president on Wednesday, just hours after his victory was certified in a snap election that brought an end to months of political turmoil in the country.

South Korea's center-left Lee Jae-myung was declared president Wednesday after winning a snap election, taking the helm of a nation deeply divided after his predecessor's disastrous attempt to ...

South Korea’s new leftwing president, Lee Jae-myung, said his country faced a “tangled web of overlapping crises” as he was sworn into office on Wednesday after an emphatic election win.

Just hours after winning the South Korean presidency, Lee Jae-myung has pledged to "unite the people" in his inauguration speech on Wednesday. The 61-year-old won a snap election by 49.4% - a ...

South Korea’s unemployment rate is around three per cent, but higher for younger workers. About half of the population lives in greater Seoul, for lack of jobs in the provinces.