In the election of President South Korea wins the opposition leader
Li Jae Mun, Photo: Yonhap
Opposition Leader Lee Zhage Mune will become the next President of South Korea after early elections, the official results of which indicate that he is significantly ahead of his main rival, who recognized defeat in the morning on Wednesday.
Details: Yonhap notes that the victory of Lee was a significant return after the loss of former President Yun Suk John with a minimum separation of less than one percent in the previous elections in 2022.
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Kim Mun Su Su of the ruling conservative party of people’s force congratulated Lee in his speech, stating that he « humbly makes the decision of the people. »
Lee victory occurred exactly six months after the previous leader of the country declared martial law and immersed the country into chaos.
After calculating all the ballots, Lee won almost 3 million votes, according to the official results published by the National Election Commission of South Korea.
Almost 80% of the 44.39 million voters of South Korea, who have the right to vote, have been attended by the elections, this is the highest turnout in the country’s presidential election since 1997.
CNN writes that these elections have been closely monitored, and they can now give the South Koreans a certain visibility of political stability after half a year of uncertainty and shocks, since the US ally and the economic giant have overcome the consequences of a crisis of martial law.
The publication adds that it also happens on the background of the fact that South Korea’s economy is fighting global phenomena such as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and potential recession, and all this happened without a permanent leader.
In his speech, Lee promised to restore democracy in the country and revive the economy.
That preceded: In South Korea on June 3 started early presidential electionswhich resulted from the loud impeachment of the former head of state, Yun Suk John after his unsuccessful attempt to introduce martial law at the end of December 2024.
