South Korea's opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, has been convicted of violating election law in a case stemming from 2022.

If it stands, the ruling could significantly shake up the country’s politics by potentially unseating Lee Jae-myung as a lawmaker and denying him a shot at running for president.

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign.

A South Korean court convicted on Friday main opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung on charges of violating the election law, handing him a one-year prison sentence suspended for two years, the Yonhap news agency reported.

A South Korean court sentences opposition leader Lee Jae-myung to a suspended prison term for violating election law

A South Korean court on Friday convicted the country’s opposition leader of violating election laws, casting a shadow over the political prospects of a man who has been considered a top contender to be the nation’s next president.

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Friday he will file an appeal against a court's decision to sentence him to a suspended one-year prison term for lying as a candidate during the previous presidential campaign.