South Korea, newly elected pres. Lee Jae-Myung takes office

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Lee Jae-myung has officially taken office as South Korea’s new president, following his victory in a snap election triggered by the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeo. teleSUR

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00:00A newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-yoon took office on Wednesday, a day after

00:05winning the SNAP election with 49.42% of the nearly 35 million votes cast.

00:10During his inauguration ceremony, Hela Rutunda Ho, the National Assembly in Seoul, he vowed

00:15to rebuild the nation from what he called the brink of collapse, following a failed

00:20martial law attempt.

00:21The head of state faces a daunting set of challenges ranging from healing a country's

00:25card by his predecessor's move to tackling protectionist actions by the United States.

00:30In addition, in this context, Lee has expressed more conciliatory plans for ties with China

00:35and North Korea, singling out the importance of Beijing as a major trading partner and vowing

00:41to reopen dialogue with Pyongyang.

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