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Opinion Power without trust: Potential pitfalls of Lee Jae-myung’s likely presidencyLee may become president, but half of South Korea will see him as a criminal who escaped justice to seize power What happens when a president is both powerful and deeply distrusted? South Korea may soon find out. With the Constitutional Court set to rule on President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment, Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung is anticipated to win if a presidential snap election happens in May, which will likely fall before the Supreme Court rules on Lee’s election law violation conviction. If Lee becomes South Korea’s next president, he will have one of the freest hands of any leader in modern Korean history: The DP currently commands 170 seats in the National Assembly, which would give Lee a © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





