[Breaking] Broadcast 3 Companies Exit Poll... Yoon 48.4% vs Lee 47.8%

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] In the exit polls of the March 9 presidential election, Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Yoon Seok-youl, the candidate of the People Power Party, were shown to be in an ultra-close race.

According to surveys by the three terrestrial broadcasters KBS, MBC, and SBS, Yoon received 48.4% and Lee received 47.8%, leading by 0.6 percentage points. Because of this, it is expected that the vote count will see the two candidates exchanging leads, and the confirmation of the winner may only be possible in the early morning of the 10th. Sim Sang-jung, the candidate of the Justice Party, recorded 2.5%.

In the exit polls by the three broadcasters, by region, the results were ▲ Seoul: Lee Jae-myung 45.4%, Yoon Seok-youl 50.9% ▲ Gyeonggi: Lee 50.8%, Yoon 45.9% ▲ Incheon: Lee 49.6%, Yoon 45.6% ▲ Busan: Lee 38.5%, Yoon 57.8%.

Also, ▲ Gyeongnam: Lee 39.0%, Yoon 57.1% ▲ Ulsan: Lee 39.1%, Yoon 56.5% ▲ Daegu: Lee 24.0%, Yoon 72.7% ▲ Gyeongbuk: Lee 24.6%, Yoon 72.1% ▲ Gwangju: Lee 83.3%, Yoon 13.7% ▲ Jeonnam: Lee 83.7%, Yoon 13.3% ▲ Jeonbuk: Lee 82.6%, Yoon 14.4%.

Following that, ▲ Daejeon: Lee 47.3%, Yoon 48.2% ▲ Sejong·Chungnam: Lee 47.2%, Yoon 48.2% ▲ Chungbuk: Lee 45.0%, Yoon 50.3% ▲ Gangwon: Lee 41.2%, Yoon 54.3% ▲ Jeju: Lee 52.2%, Yoon 42.5%.

By gender, males showed Lee Jae-myung at 46.5% and Yoon Seok-youl at 50.1%, while females recorded Lee at 49.1% and Yoon at 46.4%.

By generation, ▲ those in their 20s and younger showed Lee 47.8%, Yoon 45.5% ▲ 30s: Lee 46.3%, Yoon 48.1% ▲ 40s: Lee 60.5%, Yoon 35.4% ▲ 50s: Lee 52.4%, Yoon 43.9% ▲ 60 and older: Lee 30.8%, Yoon 67.1%.

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