Expect a nuanced approach to foreign policy as President Lee Jae-myung attempts to pull relations with Beijing back from their ‘lowest ebb’
The liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) candidate secured a decisive victory over conservative rival Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party (PPP), capturing 49.42 per cent of the vote to Kim’s 41.15 per cent in Tuesday’s snap election.
“I will do my utmost to overcome the aftermath of the rebellion and ensure that never again will arms entrusted by the people be turned against them,” South Korea’s new president declared to a crowd gathered near the National Assembly in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
