Where does presidential nominee Lee Jae-myung stand on North Korea? | NK News
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October 11, 2024
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Where does presidential nominee Lee Jae-myung stand on North Korea?

Lee promised to uphold legacy of Democratic predecessors, but experts say any policy change depends on US

“Outsider,” “populist,” a “bulldozer;” these are the labels that have followed Lee Jae-myung throughout his political career.

He now has the South Korean presidency firmly in his sights, leading many national polls and locking up the ruling Democratic Party’s nomination on Sunday.

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