A South Korean court convicted on Friday main opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung for violating the election law, handing him a one-year prison term suspended for two years, a penalty that if upheld could jeopardize his bid to run for president in 2027.

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 in the next election.

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

A South Korean court handed the country's opposition leader a suspended prison sentence Friday for violating election laws -- a ruling that may prevent him from running in the next presidential election.