South Korea’s Lee wins presidency, promises unity after political storm

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Seoul: South Korea’s Liberal Party candidate, Li Ja Maong, was elected president in Tuesday’s Snap elections, six months later, when he refused military painters to vote against the martial law order by his honorable predecessor.

After the reaction against the martial law, Lee’s victory begins political change in Asia’s fourth largest economy, which brought down the conservative outdoor Yun Sik Yol, who easily defeated Lee in the 2022 elections.

About 80 80 % of South Korea’s 44.39 million eligible voters have turned out the highest turnout for the presidential election in the country since 1997, in which Lee has called the election a “decision” against Yun’s martial law and the failure to remove the people from the decision.

According to the National Election Commission data, with the counting of more than 99 % of the vote, the Democratic Party’s Lee was 49.3 %, with PPP candidate Kim Moon with 41.3 %, according to the National Election Commission data.

A suppressed Kim acknowledged the race and congratulated Lee in short remarks to reporters.

Lee was liked in favor of winning a long time, and his supporters sparked happiness as the exit pool by the country’s major broadcasters showed it by defeating Kim by a wider margin.

In a brief speech for supporters gathered outside Parliament after the elections were closed, Lee said he would fulfill the duties of the office and bring unity to the country.

“We can overcome this temporary difficulty with the common power of our people, who have great abilities,” he said.

He also pledged to restore the economy through dialogue and power and to pursue peace with North Korea armed with nuclear weapons.

In the six months of the martial law decree and the resulting riots, which has seen a trial of three different acting presidents and a number of criminal uprising for Yun and several senior officials, which has made a surprising political self -destructive and its main cause for the former leader.

Yun was influenced by Lee -led parliament, then in April, the Constitutional Court removed his office in less than five years in less than five years, and mobilized the Snap elections that now re -establish foreign policies of the country’s political leadership and a major US ally.

Lee has accused the PPP of condolences to the martial law attempt to thwart the effort and even try to save the Yun’s presidency.

Kim Yun was a minister of labor when the former president announced martial law on December 3.

“I was here after Marshal’s announcement and December 14 when Yun was affected,” said 55 -year -old Choi Mi Jing, a science teacher gathered outside Parliament to hear Lee’s speech. “Now Lee is becoming president. I hope he will become a leader who supports the common people, not the interests, not very little wealth.”

US State Department spokesman Timi Bruce told a briefing that Washington is waiting for a final certification before commenting.

It is expected that the official results will be confirmed by the National Election Commission on Wednesday morning when after the ballot setting and counting by the machine, then the election officials checked the triple to confirm the accuracy.

Only hours later, the opening ceremony is planned.

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Li’s Democratic Party’s acting leader, Park Chen Day, told KBS that these estimates show that voters rejected martial law efforts and are hoping to improve their livelihood.

“I think people have made firearms against the rebellion government,” he said.

Since the military rule attempts, the winner must tackle challenges, including deep society through divisions. , And an export heavy economy that is affected by unexpected protection measures by a major trade partner and security allies in the United States.

Both Lee and Kim promised a change for the country, saying that a political system and economic model in which the rise was established because the emerging democracy and industrial power is no longer fit for the purpose.

His suggestions for investment in innovation and technology are often over -leap, but Lee advocates more equality and assistance for low -income families, while Kim campaigned for more freedom than rules and labor disputes to businesses.

Lee is expected to show more authenticity about China and North Korea, but has promised to continue the Yun -era with Japan.

Kim called Lee a “dictator” and his Democratic Party as “monster”, if it was warned that if a former human rights lawyer became president, he would not be able to stop him from working together to amend the rules because he did not like them.

‘Polarized’

“The economy has deteriorated from December 3, not only for me, but I hear that everyone,” said Kim Kong Ma, 81, said Kim Kong Ma. “And as a people, we have become so polar … I wish we could come together so that Korea can re -develop.”

For the first time in 18 years, no female candidate was running in Tuesday.

Despite the widespread differences between young men and women, important policy issues presented during this election were not included in gender equality, which is quite the opposite of the 2022 vote.

“One of the things that I am slightly disappointed with the mainstream candidates, whether I am a little disappointed with the mainstream candidates, about the mainstream candidates or other conservative candidates,” said 18 -year -old Voters who took to the streets after their martial law, after their martial law.