Conservative Yoon Suk Yeol is set to become South Korea's next president after Lee Jae-myung, from the ruling Democratic Party, conceded defeat.
In a nail-biting vote, the opposition leader won 48.56% of the ballot share, ahead of Lee's 47.83%, with 99.99% of the total votes counted, South Korea's National Election Commission said on Thursday. Incumbent Moon Jae-in was not allowed to run for a second term as the presidency is a single term of five years in South Korea.In a speech at party headquarters in Seoul, Lee blamed himself for the defeat.
"How feminism became a hot topic in South Korea's presidential electionYoon is a newcomer to politics, having spent the last 27 years of his career as a prosecutor. He began his political career after serving as the chief prosecutor that led high-profile investigations into corruption scandals that plagued President Moon's aides.
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