Facing a complex set of thorny challenges at home and abroad, Lee Jae-myung says he will deal with them with “pragmatism.”

Their village is just a stone's throw from North Korea. So whatever their political leanings, Tongilchon residents all want one thing: a South Korean president who doesn't stoke tensions with Pyongyang.

Mounting trade penalties, political upheaval, and fears of a side deal with Kim Jong Un are straining a decades-old security pact.