Opposition Chief Leads Candidates Eyeing South Korean Presidency

The race for South Korea’s next president has kicked off after the Constitutional Court upheld Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, permanently removing him from office. A handful of candidates will jostle for the country’s highest position ahead of an election, which must be held by June 3.

So far opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung is leading in polls. Whoever succeeds Yoon will face the challenge of restoring political stability in a bitterly divided nation, while also supporting an economy that’s under strain from Donald Trump’s protectionist policies.

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