South Korea's main opposition party head Lee Jae-myung said on Wednesday (April 9) he was stepping down as party leader, amid expectations that the current populist front-runner for the presidency in opinion polls would soon declare his run.
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00:00South Korea's main opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down as the head of the Democratic Party.
00:10The announcement comes amid growing speculation that the populist frontrunner in the upcoming presidential race is preparing to launch his campaign.
00:1961-year-old Lee did not offer further details on his decision or confirm whether he intends to run for president.
00:26The president's prime minister said that it was hard to get into the future.
00:36It's all because everyone's thanks.
00:41The president of the mayor of the president's prime minister, the president of the president,
00:48South Korea's presidential election is scheduled for June 3rd, following the impeachment of former
01:14president Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon's removal was confirmed on April 4th after the court upheld his impeachment
01:20over a December martial law declaration. In the 2022 presidential race, Lee narrowly lost to Yoon
01:28in the closest contest in South Korean history. However, Lee made a strong comeback,
01:34leading his party to a decisive victory in last year's parliamentary elections.