From poverty to presidency, the rise and rise of South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung

From poverty to presidency, the rise and rise of South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung

Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung has won the presidential election after Tuesday’s vote in South Korea. The 61-year-old former human rights lawyer once lived in poverty. Now, he will occupy the presidential Blue House

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung takes his oath during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul on June 4. Reuters