▲ Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul on April 4, 2025, after the Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, removing him from office over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December. (Yonhap)

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DP leader Lee resigns from party chairmanship to run for president

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung stepped down from the party chairmanship Wednesday to run for president in the June 3 election, triggered by the ouster of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Lee, considered a front-runner for the upcoming presidential election, announced his decision to resign, with the nation's largest party expecting Lee to announce his presidential bid as early as Thursday.

Lee is considered a leading candidate in the election, though he is at the heart of several scandals, including a land development scandal in Seongnam, south of Seoul.

In 2022, he won the chairmanship of the DP after losing the presidential race to Yoon by a thin margin.

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