SEOUL -- The Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung, South Korea's leading presidential candidate, called for economic pragmatism after winning the opposition party's primary with almost 90% of the vote on Sunday.
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South Korea's presidential frontrunner calls for pragmatism
Opposition party candidate Lee Jae-myung leading with 40% in election polls
Lee Jae-myung was chosen to be the Democratic Party's presidential candidate at a convention in Goyang on April 27. © Reuters
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