Lee Jae-myung's ”solo-run system” begins... How will it affect judicial risks? - South Korean reports

With the passage of the impeachment motion against President Yoon Seok-yeol, the political situation has shifted to a stage where a presidential election will be held at an early date.
Attention is focused on the steps of the party's chairman, Lee Jae-myung. In the absence of rivals in either the ruling or opposition parties, the prevailing view is that Lee will continue to run alone.
Attention is focused on how the judicial crisis, which has been a hindrance, will affect the government. On the morning of the 15th, Chairman Lee held a press conference at the National Assembly and announced the establishment of a bipartisan cooperation body called the National Political Stability Council for the normalization of national politics.
The Democratic Party proposed to set up a special committee to stabilize the nation's politics and overcome civil war, while the Democratic Party announced its plan to set up a special committee to stabilize the nation's politics and overcome civil war.
In response to a reporter's comment that "the public's unfavorability is high and there is anxiety about judicial risks," Lee said, "We are currently facing a critical situation, and we should now focus on how to overcome this situation."
He was cautious in his words, saying, "At this point, we cannot know the outcome of the impeachment trial. It would be inappropriate to predict the outcome and comment (about running for president)."
When asked if he would run for president even if he was found guilty in the second trial for violating the Public Offices Election Act, he replied, "The fact that I'm being indicted in this case is
"Many people agree that the decision is highly political and defies common sense," he said, adding, "The Korean judiciary adopts the principle of presumption of innocence. It is believed that rational decisions are made based on the law and common sense.
Lee is currently undergoing five trials on 12 charges, including violation of the Public Offices Election Act, incitement to perjury, money transfer to North Korea, and the development of Daejandong.
In the first instance of the Public Offices Election Law violation, a one-year prison sentence with two years of probation was handed down in the first instance held last month. The legal profession expects that the second instance ruling in this case will be handed down as early as February next year, and that the trial will be suspended in April next year.
The Supreme Court's ruling is expected to be made in February or May. Even if Lee is found guilty in the second trial, he can appeal to the Supreme Court and run for president, but it will inevitably lead to debate over his morality and legitimacy.
Furthermore, if the Constitutional Court's decision on the impeachment bill is postponed until after April, we cannot rule out the possibility that the Supreme Court will issue a ruling before the presidential election begins.
As if aware of this situation, Lee urged the Constitutional Court to expedite the impeachment process for President Yoon and to hold a presidential election.
"We hope that the Constitutional Court will swiftly move forward with the impeachment process for President Yoon," said Lee. "That alone will minimize the chaos in the nation and the suffering of the people."
Immediately after the impeachment bill against President Yoon was passed the previous day, he said, "We must continue to fight so that President Yoon can be removed from office as soon as possible."
On the other hand, Article 38 of the Constitutional Court Act stipulates that "a ruling must be made within 180 days of the acceptance of the case," but there is a possibility that the court may expedite the hearing in light of the importance of the case.
In fact, it took former President Park Geun-hye 91 days from the impeachment bill to the sentencing, while former President Roh Moo-hyun took 63 days to be sentenced.