After the indictment and the removal of his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeola, who is unlikely to start smoothly on a wave of strong support. When the liberal leader today takes the office, he inherits the nation scarred by the combat law and the heavy burden that remained his predecessor.
He faces one of the worst ensembles of challenges that he has encountered in the last three decades with the South Korean leader-tariff threat from Donald Trump, a neighbor Kim Jong-un nuclear arm, political unrest and his own economic fall in South Korea. The list is long and hope is high.
Lee won 49.42 % of the nearly 35 million votes, while the conservative rival Kim Moon-Soo took 41.15 % in public opinion polls, which, according to the National Election Commission, brought the highest participation in the presidential election.
And Lee explained his first priority.
“The first mission is definitely to overcome the rebellion and ensure that there is never another military coup with weapons and swords that have turned against people. We can overcome temporary difficulty with the combined power of our people who have great skills,” Lee said.
Repair
In his winning speech, Lee Jae-Mess said on the first day of the Office, he dealt with urgent economic challenges facing a country focusing on concerns about living costs affecting family with middle and low incomes.
The fighting of small businesses would also be a priority.
Trump tariffs of threats
It also faces a deadline set by the White House in negotiating import obligations that Washington accused of large business imbalances between countries.
Like Lee Jae-myung, he had an oath of the office, the key exports of steel and aluminum in South Korea are expected to be hit by steep fees of 50 percent within the tariff President Donald Trump.
Last year, South Korea was the fourth largest steel export to the United States, which represents 13 percent of its total steel import.
During his campaign trails Lee Jae-Mass, he stressed that while there was no “rush” to conclude an agreement, but South Korea must “immediately start negotiations on tariffs”.
If an agreement is not concluded, tariffs could “cause an economic crisis,” his advisor said.
In addition, the US also promised South Korea’s security in the event of an attack from North Korea. There are 28,500 US soldiers in the country.
In April Donald Trump said about the truth of social that during the tariffs with South Korea both countries discussed “paying for the great military protection we provide”.
Core armed North Korea
Despite the growing ties of North Korea with Russia with Kim Jong-un, who sent thousands of soldiers to fight the war of Vladimir Putin, President Lee signaled a shift from the hard approach of the forerunner Yoon and indicated a new direction in inter-Mountain policy.
During his campaigns Lee accused his presentation of North Korea provocations to justify his offer of combat law.
Lee referred to North Korea, which destroys the roads and railways connecting the north to the south and also put the walls near the border, and there was no fear that the south could push the tanks that North Korea built these tank barriers? ”
Lee suggested that his country should watch friendly ties with Beijing, a long -time supporter of Pyongyang.
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