South Korea President’s Prominent Rival Set to Lead Opposition

South Korea President’s Prominent Rival Set to Lead Opposition

(Bloomberg) — South Korea’s main opposition picked a high-profile rival of the president as its new leader, adding to the government’s challenges as it struggles to build support after three months in office.

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The progressive Democratic Party elected Lee Jae-myung on Sunday to lead the charge against conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. Lee, a populist who pushed to introduce universal basic income, narrowly lost to Yoon in the presidential election in March in a bitterly contested presidential election where the candidates berated each other on the campaign trail.Lee won 77.8% of the total vote in the election […]

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