SKorean court ruling dampens Lee's presidential hopes

The Manila Times

The Manila Times

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South Korea's top court cast doubt on Thursday on frontrunner Lee Jae-myung's eligibility to run for the presidency, while the resignations of the prime minister and finance minister shook the interim government in place since December's martial law.
Japan Today
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Education Minister Lee Ju-ho took over as acting president, the third since the martial law decree, ahead of the June 3 snap election.
CNBC
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The Supreme Court ordered Thursday a new trial for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party nominee with a commanding lead in polls, who was convicted of an election law violation last year — for lying during his presidential campaign in 2022 — but had the verdict overturned on appeal.
The Washington Post
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The Supreme Court has found top presidential hopeful Lee Jae-myung guilty in an election law violation case, while Acting President Han Duck-soo has announced he will step down to "take on a greater responsibility" — a move widely interpreted as a prelude to a presidential run.
CNA

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