South Korea Supreme Court overturns presidential frontrunner's not guilty verdict

FILE PHOTO: South Korea's Democratic Party choose their candidate for upcoming presidential election
FILE PHOTO: Lee Jae-myung delivers his speech during a national convention of South Korea's Democratic Party to choose their candidate for upcoming presidential election, in Goyang, South Korea, April 27, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Source: REUTERS

South Korea's Supreme Court overturned on Thursday an earlier ruling that Lee Jae-myung, the frontrunner in the presidential race, was not guilty of violating the election law, throwing into doubt his eligibility to run for the presidency.

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