Lee Jae-myung wins election as South Korean president
Liberal who led campaign to oust Yoon Suk Yeol wins race as conservative opponent concedes defeat
Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has won the vote to become South Korea’s new president after a snap election triggered by a brief period of martial law imposed by the now-impeached former leader, Yoon Suk Yeol.
With 100% of the ballots counted, Lee won 49.42% of nearly 35 million votes cast, while his conservative rival Kim Moon-soo had taken 41.15%, according to national election commission data, which said turnout was the highest for a presidential election since 1997. Continue reading...
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