A 36-year-old South Korean startup founder will challenge President Moon Jae-In for the top job next March, hoping to win over voters increasingly disillusioned with traditional rough-and-tumble politics.
SEOUL, June 11 ― A 36-year-old South Korean startup founder will challenge President Moon Jae-In for the top job next March, hoping to win over voters increasingly disillusioned with traditional rough-and-tumble politics. Lee Jun-seok became the youngest leader of any major political party in.
SEOUL: A 36-year-old South Korean startup founder was elected leader of the conservative opposition party on Friday and pledged to win over voters increasingly disillusioned with traditional rough-and-tumble politics and retake the presidency next year.Lee Jun-seok became the youngest leader of any major political party in democratic South Korean history,.
A 36-year-old South Korean start-up founder is to challenge South Korean President Moon Jae-in for the top job in March next year, hoping to win over voters increasingly disillusioned with traditional rough-and-tumble politics.
Lee Jun-seok, founder of educational service provider Edushare, became the youngest leader of any major political party in democratic South Korean history when he was elected to lead the conservative main opposition People Power Party on Friday.
“Our biggest task is to win the presidential election,” Lee said in his acceptance speech.
Lee promised an end to the divisive, acrimonious politics that South Koreans have known for decades.
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