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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
SEOUL, June 4 (Xinhua) — Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Toburo Democratic Party, which holds the majority of seats in the country’s parliament, has been elected president of the Republic of Korea (ROK), according to the vote count released by the Central Election Commission on Wednesday.
According to the agency’s data released after midnight, 94.4 percent of the ballots had been counted. Lee Jae-myung won 48.8 percent of the votes, while his main rival from the conservative Civil Power Party, Kim Moon-soo, won 42 percent.
Even if all the remaining uncounted votes go to Kim Moon-soo, Lee Jae-myung will still win the presidential by-election, confirming his election.
Earlier, local broadcasters /JTBC, KBS, MBC and SBS/ predicted that Lee Jae-myung was highly likely to be elected as the country’s 21st president.
Early voter turnout was 79.4 percent, the highest in 28 years after a record 80.7 percent in 1997.
Of the approximately 44.39 million eligible voters, about 35.24 million cast ballots at 14,295 polling stations across the country.
Voter turnout, including those who voted early on May 29 and 30, was up from the 77.1 percent recorded in the previous presidential election in 2022. –0–