Meet Lee Jae-myung, South Korea's new president
Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party has been elected as South Korea's new president, following months of political turmoil. The snap election came after the removal of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law last December. CNN's Mike Valerio reports from Seoul on what the country's new leader would mean for South Korea's democracy, economy and trade ties with the US.
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