Lee was among the lawmakers who rushed to the National Assembly on the night of Yoon’s Dec 3 martial law declaration to ensure parliament voted down the military order.
Last year, Lee survived a knife attack in the southern city of Busan while touring the site of a proposed new airport and speaking to journalists and supporters.
Lee, who became the party’s leader in 2022 and stepped down earlier this month to run for the presidency, is no stranger to controversy.
Earlier this year, an appeals court threw out his guilty verdict on charges of violating the election law earlier, though the Supreme Court is deliberating on the case for a final ruling.
He also faces several trials on matters ranging from bribery to charges mostly linked to a US$1-billion property development scandal.
Before becoming the leader of the Democratic Party, Lee also served as mayor of Seongnam and governor of Gyeonggi Province, the most populous in the country.
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