S Korea's ruling party nominates maverick politician in race
ABC News
South Korea’s ruling liberal party has nominated its candidate for next year’s presidential elections, selecting a maverick politician known for his outspoken views who is likely to be the race’s front-runner
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's ruling liberal party on Sunday nominated its candidate for next year's presidential elections, selecting a maverick politician known for his outspoken views who is currently the race's front-runner.
Lee Jae-myung’s nomination as the Democratic Party presidential candidate comes despite his rivals' efforts to depict him as a dangerous populist and link him to a snowballing real estate scandal.
Lee has vowed to fight economic inequality, introduce a universal basic income and resume reconciliation projects with North Korea.
In his acceptance speech, Lee bowed deeply several times and said he’d want to carry out what he called a public call to “root out unfairness, inequality and corruption” and carry out other sweeping reform steps.