‘Like a graveyard’: South Korea President Lee Jae-myung on the empty presidential office

SEOUL: President Lee Jae-myung (pic) on Wednesday (June 4) jokingly pointed out the lack of preparation for the handover by officials of the previous administration, saying that there was nothing prepared at the presidential office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. “I just came to the Yongsan office, and it’s like a graveyard. There’s nothing, not even an employee...

ENHYPEN’s Jungwon Faces Criticism Over Election-Related Activity

Celebrities have to be careful of what they share during election season.   The recent presidential election in Korea has remained a topic of discussion even among those who are not necessarily involved in politics. Lee Jae Myung, the man who went viral during former President Yoon Suk Yeol‘s martial law declaration for climbing over a fence to reach...

South Korean opposition leader leader gets suspended term for election violations, faces ban from presidential run

SEOUL (Bernama-Yonhap): A court on Friday sentenced opposition leader Lee Jae-myung to a suspended one-year prison term for lying during the previous presidential campaign when he was a candidate, a ruling that if upheld will strip him of his parliamentary seat and bar him from running in the next presidential election in 2027. Yonhap news agency...