SEOUL, 4 June (BelTA - Yonhap) - Democratic Party (DP) candidate Lee
Jae-myung was elected president Wednesday after months of turmoil
surrounding the impeachment and ouster of his former opponent over a
botched attempt to impose martial law.
Lee's win was a remarkable comeback after having lost to former President Yoon Suk Yeol by a razor-thin margin of less than 1 percentage point in the previous election in 2022.
With all votes counted, Lee of the liberal DP won 49.42 percent of the votes, compared with 41.15 percent for his conservative People Power Party (PPP) rival Kim Moon-soo.
Lee garnered 17.3 million votes, beating Kim by 2.9 million votes and capturing the highest number of votes in a presidential election, surpassing Yoon's 16.39 million votes in the 2022 election.
Vote counting began soon after polls closed at 8 p.m. and was completed around 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to the NEC.
After completing the vote count, the NEC convened a plenary meeting to confirm Lee's victory.
As the election was held early to replace Yoon, Lee took office immediately without a transition period.
The inauguration ceremony is expected to take place later in the day at the National Assembly.
Lee's win was a remarkable comeback after having lost to former President Yoon Suk Yeol by a razor-thin margin of less than 1 percentage point in the previous election in 2022.
With all votes counted, Lee of the liberal DP won 49.42 percent of the votes, compared with 41.15 percent for his conservative People Power Party (PPP) rival Kim Moon-soo.
Lee garnered 17.3 million votes, beating Kim by 2.9 million votes and capturing the highest number of votes in a presidential election, surpassing Yoon's 16.39 million votes in the 2022 election.
Vote counting began soon after polls closed at 8 p.m. and was completed around 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to the NEC.
After completing the vote count, the NEC convened a plenary meeting to confirm Lee's victory.
As the election was held early to replace Yoon, Lee took office immediately without a transition period.
The inauguration ceremony is expected to take place later in the day at the National Assembly.
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