Lee Jae-myung shares Trump's loose regard for constitutional norms

New South Korean leader must show restraint, allow more debate on sensitive topics

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Lee Jae-myung responds to supporters gathered in front of his house on the morning of April 4. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita) 

Joseph Yi is an associate professor of political science at Hanyang University in Seoul.

South Korea's newly elected president, Lee Jae-myung, shares some of Donald Trump's ideologies and penchant for policy recalibration. As Trump moved away from support for a national abortion ban, banning same-sex marriage and cutting entitlements, Lee has moved away (albeit not completely) from his party's redistributive agenda.

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