20th President-Elect Yoon Suk-yeol "Thank You for Your Support So Far"
98% Vote Counting Completed
48.59% Secured, Election Confirmed
Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, is delivering a speech appealing for support at the final campaign rally held at Seoul Plaza on the 8th. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] In the 20th presidential election held on the 9th, the election of Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, was confirmed.
At around 4 a.m. on the 10th, with 98% of the votes counted, Yoon secured 48.59% of the votes, totaling 16.11 million votes, effectively confirming his victory.
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On that day, Yoon came out of his home and said, "Tonight was really long," adding, "I didn't know you all stayed up and came out like this." He continued, "Thank you for all the support so far. Thank you," and greeted, "Thank you to the residents."
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