South Korea's Lee Jae-myung found not guilty of breaking election law

If upheld, ruling would pave the way for opposition leader to run in next election

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Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, arrives at a court in Seoul, on March 26.  © Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC

SEOUL -- A South Korean court on Wednesday overturned a lower court's ruling and found the leader of the main opposition political party not guilty of violating election law -- a verdict that if upheld would clear the way for him to run in the next presidential election.

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