'We know from history the fates of South Korean presidents from both parties haven't been good'

Lee Jae-Myung’s path to the presidency is marked by difficulties and controversy. A former child worker suffering from an injury to the disabling arm, he survived an attempted suicide, crossed the university and crossed the political ranks – despite a stab and several criminal investigations. Now, at 60, the candidate of the liberal democratic party has been elected president, replacing his conservative rival Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted after a failed attempt to impose martial law. The election of Lee divided the nation: supporters see a daring reformer ready to fight against inequalities and corruption, while critics fear democratic decline. On France 24, Carys Garland welcomes the professor of international relations at the University of Oxford, Edward Howll, which awaits us for the fracture of the democracy of South Korea.



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