South Korea's voters cast their ballots in a snap presidential election sparked by the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

Pre-election surveys suggest liberal Lee Jae-myung appears headed for an easy win, riding on deep public frustration over the ...

South Korea's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was elected the new president in a snap election. Lee won with 49.42% ...

After months of political turmoil, South Korea will elect a new president Tuesday to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted over his brief but shocking imposition of martial law.

South Korea’s new president seeks engagement with North Korea, but Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, ties with Russia, and ...

Lee Jae-myung, a human rights lawyer-turned-politician, is the clear frontrunner to win presidency in South Korea.

A Seoul court said on Monday it will indefinitely postpone a trial of President Lee Jae-myung on charges of violating ...

Conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo has conceded defeat in South Korea's presidential election. DW has more. Polls have now closed in the election for a new president to succeed conservative Yoon ...

Lee, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and ...

The emphatic win for Lee Jae-myung, the left-wing Democratic Party (DP) leader, as South Korea’s president, shines a bright ...

The new president, who will take office immediately, faces a number of pressing challenges including repairing domestic ...

South Korea's June presidential election ended six months of political uncertainty and policy paralysis in the country.