The first hearing of liberal Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung's retrial for alleged violations of the Public Official Election Act is scheduled for May 15.

South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled that presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung violated election law and sent the case back to the high court for final sentencing, in a move that potentially upends the race for the country’s next leader.

The Supreme Court overturned an earlier ruling that had cleared Lee Jae-myung of election law violation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.