Soobin Kim

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Timothy W. Martin |Soobin Kim

Lee Jae-myung, who survived an assassination attempt last year, secured the presidencySEOUL—A left-leaning politician who has warned against South Korea becoming overly dependent on the U.S. won the country’s presidential vote, an outcome that could shift Seoul’s relations with China and North Korea. Lee Jae-myung, a 61-year-old former head of the Democratic Party who survived an assassination attempt last year, received 49.42% of the vote, according to South Korea’s election commission.

3 weeks ago | jp.wsj.com | Timothy W. Martin |Soobin Kim

【ソウル】3日実施された韓国の大統領選挙は、左派系の最大野党「共に民主党」の李在明（イ・ジェミョン）前代表（61）が勝利した。米国への過度な依存に警鐘を鳴らしてきた同氏の当選により、韓国の対中国・北朝鮮関係に変化が生じる可能性がある。　韓国選挙管理委員会によると、現地時間4日未明、開票率6割を超えた段階で、李氏の得票率は48.8％となった。一方、主な対抗馬である保守派与党「国民の力」の金文洙（キム・ムンス）候補は42.8％にとどまり、敗北宣言を出した。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Timothy W. Martin |Soobin Kim

Exit polls put Lee Jae-myung, who survived an assassination attempt last year, on track to secure the presidencySEOUL—A left-leaning politician who has warned against South Korea becoming overly dependent on the U.S. appears poised to win the country’s presidential vote, according to exit polls, an outcome that could shift Seoul’s relations with China and North Korea.

3 weeks ago | jp.wsj.com | Timothy W. Martin |Soobin Kim

【ソウル】韓国では3日の選挙で次期大統領が選出される。同国では昨年末の短期間の戒厳令布告後、政府指導部の混乱が数カ月にわたり続いていたが、これに終止符が打たれる。　韓国ではここ数カ月間、3人の大統領代行が政府トップを務める事態となっていた。大統領選の勝者は今後、米国との通商協議や中国との緊張関係、また好戦的な北朝鮮への対応を指揮することになる。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

2 months ago | wsj.com | Soobin Kim |Timothy W. Martin

Bribery charges against Moon Jae-in follow recent history of former leaders having faced impeachment, prison or suicideSEOUL—Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who left office in 2022, was indicted on bribery charges, a development that leaves all of the country’s leaders elected this century with post-presidencies ending in legal woes or suicide.