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 on May 1 overturned an appellate acquittal and ordered a retrial in the election law violation case involving opposition presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, a decision that has intensified the debate over his eligibility to run in the upcoming election.

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.