Lee Jae-myung to be Korea's next president — as it happened
Published: 03 Jun. 2025, 06:00
Updated: 04 Jun. 2025, 01:39
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- JIM BULLEY
- [email protected]
![Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hye-kyung celebrate on stage in Yeouido, central Seoul in the early hours of the morning on June 4. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/06/04/33b457a2-aa03-4aca-ac57-b40aaa046291.jpg)
Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hye-kyung celebrate on stage in Yeouido, central Seoul in the early hours of the morning on June 4. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]
![Lee Jae-myung speaks outside his home in Incheon after all three major Korean broadcasters declare him the winner of the 2025 Korean presidential election on June 3 in Icheon. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/06/04/a3ccb427-7e3d-4e70-8a81-3f0f262edcba.jpg)
Lee Jae-myung speaks outside his home in Incheon after all three major Korean broadcasters declare him the winner of the 2025 Korean presidential election on June 3 in Icheon. [YONHAP]

A man wearing a ″Korea″ shirt stands in front of posters for Lee Jae-myung, left, and Kim Moon-soo
![Posters showing candidates in the presidential election are seen near Sinchon Station in central Seoul on Monday. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/06/04/8222174f-69e5-4ddd-b7b8-88d884800202.jpg)
Posters showing candidates in the presidential election are seen near Sinchon Station in central Seoul on Monday. [NEWS1]
Special Reporting Team: Sarah Kim, Lee Jian, Chea Sarah, Michael Lee, Seo Ji-eun, Cho Jung-woo, Lee Soo-jung and Kim Ji-ye
BY JIM BULLEY AND SPECIAL REPORTING TEAM [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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