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Democratic candidate Lee Jae-myung wins SKorea's presidential election - Commission

Democratic candidate Lee Jae-myung wins SKorea's presidential election - Commission

Seoul, June 4 (UNI) The candidate from the opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DP), Lee Jae-myung, has won South Korea's presidential election after 100% of the ballots were counted, the South Korea's National Election Commission said on Tuesday.
Lee received 49.42% of the vote, while his rival from the ruling conservative People Power Party (PPP), Kim Moon-soo, won 41.15% of the vote, Lee Jun-seok of the New Reform Party secured 8.34%, Democratic Labor Party candidate Kwon Young-guk received 0.98% of the vote, and independent candidate Song Jin-ho secured 0.1% of the vote.
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