
South Korea's opposition leader has been stabbed during a conference he was holding in the city of Busan.
According to Yonhap news agency, Lee Jae-Myung was stabbed in the left side of the neck. Meanwhile, the author of this event has been arrested. The leader of the opposition was sent to the hospital where he is receiving medical treatment.
The 59-year-old politician heads the Democratic Party of Korea. He is not currently a member of South Korea's legislature, but is expected to run for a seat in the next general election, which will be held in April 2024.
In the 2022 presidential election, he lost by 0.73% of the vote to incumbent President Yoon Suk Yeol. He is expected to run in the next presidential election in 2027.
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