LeaderElector fails to acquire expired lease on initial run due to missing expiration check #4913

Describe the bug
There is a flaw in the LeaderElector's tryAcquireOrRenew() logic when handling an existing but expired lease.
On the initial run the application fails to explicitly check if the current observed time has surpassed renewTime + leaseDurationSeconds. Instead, it skips acquiring the lease even when the lock is already free/expired.

Client Version
24.0.0

Kubernetes Version
1.37.0

Java Version
Java 25

To Reproduce
Start the test LeaderElectorExampleTest.java from https://github.com/marbon87/kubernetes-client-java

Expected behavior
LeaderElector should acquire a lock on first try without waiting if renewTime + leaseDurationSeconds is in the past.

Possible solution could be

Server (please complete the following information):

• OS: wsl2 with kind