New Delhi, June 3 -- Lee Jae-myung, the Liberal candidate contesting in South Korea's snap elections, has reportedly claimed victory on June 3. This victory comes soon after Suk Yeol's impeachment over a failed martial law decree, which plunged the country into a major political crisis. When 70% of the votes were counted, Lee had already held a strong lead at 48.523%, which prompted his election rival, Kim Moon-soo, to concede defeat at an early stage.

The journey of Lee Jae-myung has been more of a "rags to riches" story. Born in 1963 into poverty, Lee started factory work after primary school, where he suffered permanent arm injuries in industrial accidents. Later, he earned a law degree through self-study and became a human rights law...