SEOUL ¨C Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician favored to become the country¡¯s next leader, has overcome a knife attack, martial law and criminal charges on his unexpected path back toward the presidency.
Named the Democratic Party¡¯s candidate on Sunday, Lee leads potential conservative opponents by double digits in most polls ahead of the June 3 snap election called after Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over his brief attempt at martial law in December.
Lee¡¯s unlikely journey from child laborer to human rights lawyer to governor known for his COVID-19 response reached the top level when he narrowly lost the presidency to Yoon, who later accused Lee of obstruction in justifying the martial law decree that led to Yoon¡¯s ouster.
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