From Trump’s tariffs to nuclear North Korea, the many challenges awaiting South Korea’s new president

From Trump’s tariffs to nuclear North Korea, the many challenges awaiting South Korea’s new president

Lee Jae-myung has secured a thumping victory in South Korea’s presidential election, securing nearly 50 per cent of the votes compared to his rival Kim Moon-soo. But the new president has little time to celebrate. He has a mountain of tasks that await him — from a deepening economic slump, a global tariff war initiated by Donald Trump, to security concerns owing to North Korea

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung, left, and his wife Kim Hea Kyung greet supporters outside of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. AP