South Korea's ruling party nominates maverick politician in race
The Hindu
Lee Jae-myung, 56, is the governor of South Korea’s most populous Gyeonggi province that surrounds the capital of Seoul.
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.
Mr. Lee has vowed to fight economic inequality, introduce a universal basic income and resume reconciliation projects with North Korea.
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