Lee Jae-myung, frontrunner for South Korea president, wins party primary

Former opposition leader with career as mayor and governor

20250427 Lee Jae-myung/  South Korea Election

South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party’s former leader Lee Jae-myung, front center, attends a party’s convention in Goyang, South Korea Sunday, April 27, 2025.  © AP

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party of Korea on Sunday named Lee Jae-myung, the party's ex-leader, as its candidate for the snap presidential election slated for June 3.

Lee has been leading opinion polls for weeks with a double-digit gap over contestants from the conservative People Power Party, which will name its candidate on May 3.

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