Seoul, June 3, 2025 (AFP) - Lee Jae-myung's rise from poverty to brink of South Korean presidency

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2025-06-03

Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung's ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the cusp of South Korea's presidency. After losing by a razor-thin margin in 2022, the left-leaning Democratic Party candidate is now poised to be elected head of state in a landslide, according to exit polls. Opponents decry Lee, 60, for his populist style. But his rags-to-riches personal story sets him apart fro......

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