Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party has been elected South Korea’s 21st president, according to the National Election Commission. With 94.4 percent of votes counted, Lee secured 48.8 percent, while Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party received 42.0 percent. Even if all remaining votes are counted for Kim, Lee’s victory is assured, Xinhua reported.
Voter turnout reached 79.4 percent, the highest in 28 years, with over 35m of 44.39m eligible voters participating, including early voters from the previous week.
