Lee Jae-myung of the left-leaning Democratic Party is on track to win South Korea’s presidential election by a landslide, exit polls showed Tuesday (Jun 3), with turnout high after months of political chaos.
In brief remarks to the media, he hailed the “great decision” of voters and vowed to do his duty with “utmost effort”.
Six months to the day after ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol plunged the country into crisis with his disastrous declaration of martial law, an exit poll by South Korea’s three major broadcasters showed Lee with 51.7 per cent of the vote.
Conservative challenger Kim Moon-soo was on track to win 39.3 per cent, the poll showed.
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