South Korea’s new president Lee Jae-myung vows economic revival, judgment on martial law

Lee’s decisive win in Tuesday’s snap election signals major change in South Korea after backlash over a failed military rule attempt ended Yoon Suk Yeol’s presidency three years in.

South Korea’s new liberal President Lee Jae-myung began his term on Wednesday, vowing to raise the country from the turmoil of a martial law crisis and revive an economy reeling from slowing growth and the threat of global protectionism.