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South Korea ruling party candidate concedes in presidential election

  • By Al Mayadeen Net
  • Source: Agencies
  • 10 Mar 2022 00:22
2 Min Read

The South Korean presidential elections have been concluded with a victory for the conservative Korean party, the People Power Party.

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  • Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party (Reuters)
    Lee Jae-Myung, the presidential candidate of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party (Reuters)

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate, Lee Jae-Myung, admitted defeat in the presidential election and congratulated his conservative rival, Yoon Suk-Yeol, of the People Power Party.

The concession came after 98% of the votes were counted and showed that the conservative was pulling ahead of his rival.

“This is not your defeat and not the defeat of the Democratic Party. All responsibility lies with me. Congratulations to Candidate Yoon Suk-Yeol," Lee said after his concession.

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The South Korean president is elected through a one-round ballot by a relative majority of votes.

According to the National Electoral Commission, as of 19:00 GMT, 98% of the votes have been counted, with Yoon Suk-yeol gaining 48.59%, followed by Lee Jae-Myung with 47.79%. The final difference is expected to be less than 1%.

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