Around midnight, vote count surpasses 40%... Lee-Yoon 'ultra-close' within 1% margin
Vote counting is underway at the counting center set up at Mapo-gu Community Sports Center in Seoul on the 9th, the day of the 20th presidential election. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Myunghwan Lee] On the 10th, as the vote counting for the 20th presidential election is underway, Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Yoon Seok-youl, the candidate of the People Power Party, are engaged in an ultra-close race with less than a 1% difference.
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According to the National Election Commission, as of 12:10 AM, the vote counting rate for the presidential election was 41.64%. At the same time, candidates Lee Jae-myung and Yoon Seok-youl received 48.61% and 48.03% of the votes, respectively. The gap between the two candidates is 0.58%.
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