Over Midnight, Let's Turn the Tables "Regime Change!"... Heated People Power Party Vote Counting Situation Room

With Vote Count Over 50%... Yoon Overtakes Lee
People Power Party Situation Room Cheers "We Won!"

On the 10th, as the vote count for the 20th presidential election surpassed 50%, Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party candidate, overtook Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate. Party officials, including Kwon Young-se, the head of the campaign committee, cheered in the People Power Party's vote counting situation room set up in the National Assembly Library Auditorium. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Just after midnight on the 10th, the atmosphere in the People Power Party's vote counting situation room was clearly somber. Since the start of the vote count, the vote percentages of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, and Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, showed an extremely close race, but Lee maintained a slight lead.

However, around 12:20 AM, as the counting rate exceeded 40%, Yoon's vote percentage gradually showed an upward trend. People Power Party lawmakers and officials who stayed in the counting room applauded or shouted slogans such as "Yoon Seok-yeol!", "President!", and "Regime Change!" each time the gap narrowed slightly.

Eventually, after 12:30 AM, when the counting rate surpassed 50%, Yoon achieved his first lead, and cheers erupted. Party leaders including Floor Leader Kim Ki-hyun and General Election Headquarters Chief Kwon Young-se expressed their joy with high-fives, and the previously somber mood instantly turned into a festive atmosphere.

As of 2:26 AM, with 88% of the votes counted, Yoon's vote percentage stood at 48.6%, while Lee's was 47.8%. The gap was 0.8 percentage points, with Yoon still ahead. KBS reported that Yoon's election victory is highly likely.

Yoon is currently known to be watching the vote count from his home, and as the election outcome becomes clear, he is expected to soon appear at the vote counting situation room.

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