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The current president, Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor general and member of the conservative People Power Party, assumed office on 10 May 2022, [3] [4] after defeating the Democratic Party's nominee Lee Jae-myung with a narrow 48.5% plurality in the 2022 South Korean presidential election.
The president of the Republic of Korea serves as the chief executive of the government of the Republic of Korea and the commander-in-chief of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. The South Korean government constitutionally considers the Korean Provisional Government (KPG) to be its predecessor.
Yoon Suk Yeol [a] (Korean: 윤석열; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and attorney who is the 13th (20th presidency) and current president of South Korea since 2022.
May 10, 2022 · SEOUL — Yoon Suk-yeol, the new president of South Korea, was sworn into office in Seoul on Tuesday, using his inaugural speech to make promises to heal political and economic divides at home,...
Sep 1, 2024 · Moon Jae-In is a South Korean lawyer and civil rights activist who was the president of South Korea (2017–22) and leader of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (2015–16). Although he was a proponent of the ‘sunshine’ policy of engagement with North Korea, he also advocated strong national defense.
Sep 9, 2017 · Moon Jae-in is a South Korean politician who currently serves as the President of South Korea. After spending his early years in poverty, he became a leader of student demonstrations while ...
Sep 1, 2024 · Moon Jae-In - South Korean President, Reforms, Diplomacy: South Korean presidential elections are typically followed by a two-month transition period, but that convention was suspended in the interest of ending the political uncertainty precipitated by Park’s impeachment. Moon was inaugurated on May 10.
