‘Korea’s Trump’ Rises in Polls as Voter Anger Fuels Populism
- Lee wants to meet North Korean leader, break up conglomerates
- City mayor moves up to third in polls for next president
Lee Jae-myung.
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He respects Donald Trump and enjoys being compared to Bernie Sanders.
Lee Jae-myung, mayor of a city near Seoul, is rising in opinion polls with about a year to go until South Korea’s next presidential election. He wants to break up the country’s biggest companies, meet unconditionally with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and throw President Park Geun-hye in jail over an influence-peddling scandal.