South Korea Opposition Party Names Lee Jae-Myung as Presidential Candidate

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South Korea's opposition Democratic Party has nominated Lee Jae-myung to contest the upcoming snap presidential election to replace Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office.

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00:00South Korea's main opposition party has named Lee Jae-myung as their candidate for the upcoming

00:05SNAP presidential election.

00:08The SNAP election will be held on June 3rd, after former President Yoon Suk-yol was removed

00:29from office in early April by the Constitutional Court for imposing martial law.

00:34Lee narrowly lost to Yoon in the country's last election.

00:37He secured his party's nomination, this time with nearly 90 percent of the vote.

00:40Lee advocates for greater economic equality and improved relations with North Korea.

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