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South Korea’s acting leader Han resigns amid reports he will run for president
South Korea’s acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, says he is resigning amid reports he will run in next month’s ...
South Korea's former acting leader Han Duck-soo to contest June 3 election
South Korea's former acting President Han Duck-soo said on Friday he would join the race to become the country's next ...
South Korea’s Acting Leader Resigns for Likely Presidential Bid
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been mulling whether to run for election, while the main opposition candidate and ...
South Korea Court Finds Presidential Lead Guilty of Breaking Law
South Korea’s top court ruled that presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung violated election law and sent the case back to the ...
South Korea presidential race rocked by court ruling, resignations
South Korea's top court cast doubt on Thursday on frontrunner Lee Jae-myung's eligibility to run for the presidency, while ...
South Korea Supreme Court Overturns Presidential Frontrunner's Not Guilty Verdict
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Supreme Court overturned on Thursday an earlier ruling that Lee Jae-myung, the frontrunner in ...
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South Korea’s presidential race upended as front-runner returns to court
SEOUL — South Korea’s presidential race was upended Thursday, less than five weeks until election day, when the front-runner was ordered to undergo a new trial on charges of election law ...
South Korea politics gets 3 major shake-ups in 24 hours as election looms
The top court cast doubt on the frontrunner's eligibility to run for the presidency, while the resignations of the prime minister and finance minister shook the interim government.