South Korea’s main liberal opposition party has tapped its former leader Lee Jae-myung as presidential candidate in the June 3 vote

SEOUL: As South Korea gears up to elect a new leader in less than two months, impeached former president Yoon Suk-yeol's influence is still palpable on the political scene.

Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician favoured to become the country's next leader, has overcome a knife attack, martial law and criminal charges on his unexpected path back toward the presidency.