South Korea's 2025 snap election won by Lee Jae-myung
Active · last development Sep 22, 2026: “South Korea's Lee tells AP he advocates step-by-step approach to North's nuclear disarmament”
What this arc covers
South Korea's June 2025 presidential election and its winner, the liberal Lee Jae-myung: the vote, the exit polls, his pledges on ties with the US and Japan and on talks with the North, and his first meeting with Trump in Washington.
Earliest story we hold Apr 8, 2025 · 8 stories · 45 independent sources (counted once each) · 532 days
Part of South Korea
- South Korea's martial law crisis and President Yoon's impeachment and trialDec 3, 2024 – Jul 9, 2026
- South Korea's 2025 snap election won by Lee Jae-myungThis arcApr 8, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- Apr 8, 2025South Korea Will Hold a Presidential Election June 3 to Choose Yoon's Successor10 articles · 10 independent sources
- Jun 1 – 3, 2025South Koreans heading to polls to choose leader27 articles · 21 independent sources
- Jun 2 – 4, 2025Who is Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s new president?38 articles · 26 independent sources
- Jun 3, 2025Exit poll shows liberal candidate Lee forecast to win South Korean presidential election7 articles · 7 independent sources
- Aug 22 – 25, 2025South Korean President Lee to meet with Trump in Washington on Monday16 articles · 12 independent sources
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2025 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| May 26, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 48 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
27% left · 55% center · 18% right of 45 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 8 stories.
Every storyoldest first
April 2025
Apr 8– 10South Korean opposition leader Lee opens presidential bid following Yoon's ouster5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 1 right- Apr 8South Korea Will Hold a Presidential Election June 3 to Choose Yoon's Successor10 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 1 right
June 2025
Jun 1– 3South Koreans heading to polls to choose leader27 articles · 21 independent sources3 left, 8 center, 2 right- Jun 2– 4Who is Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s new president?38 articles · 26 independent sources5 left, 11 center, 3 right
- Jun 3Exit poll shows liberal candidate Lee forecast to win South Korean presidential election7 articles · 7 independent sources3 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Jun 4South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll bolster US-Japan ties and pursue talks with North6 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 1 right
August 2025
Aug 22– 25South Korean President Lee to meet with Trump in Washington on Monday16 articles · 12 independent sources5 left, 2 center, 1 rightSeptember 2026
Sep 22South Korea's Lee tells AP he advocates step-by-step approach to North's nuclear disarmament5 articles · 4 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right