Kim Dong-yeon: "I believe Yoon will not disappoint as the president called forth by the people"

"Although the ruling and opposition parties have changed, the two-party political structure has been strengthened... Political change is absolutely necessary"

Kim Dong-yeon, Representative of Saerounmulgyeol. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Kim Dong-yeon, leader of the New Wave party, said on the 10th to President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, "I believe you will not disappoint the people, as a president called forth by the people." Earlier, Kim had withdrawn from the presidential race in the middle and declared his support for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate.

On the same day, Kim wrote on his Facebook, "I will remember together with the people President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's words that regime change means political change, and his promise of a government of national unity," expressing his thoughts.

He said, "I congratulate President-elect Yoon. I also extend my sincere condolences to the losing candidates, including candidate Lee," adding, "The biggest issue of this presidential election was breaking vested interests, starting with political change."

He continued, "Although the ruling and opposition parties have changed, the two-party political structure has rather been strengthened. The country has been split into two," pointing out, and emphasized, "Reconciliation between winners and losers, national unity, and political change to break the vested political structure are absolutely necessary."

Yoon Seok-yeol, the president-elect of the 20th Republic of Korea, is delivering his victory speech in the early morning of the 10th at the "People Power Party 20th Presidential Election Vote Counting Situation Room" set up at the National Assembly Library in Yeouido, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Meanwhile, according to the National Election Commission, President-elect Yoon secured 48.56% (16,394,815 votes), confirming his first-place victory. Candidate Lee received 47.83% (16,147,738 votes), placing second.

The vote difference between the two candidates was 247,077 votes. The difference in vote percentage was finalized at 0.73 percentage points. This is the smallest margin since the direct presidential election system was established in 1987.

At around 4:15 a.m. on the day, President-elect Yoon visited the National Assembly Library auditorium, where the People Power Party's vote counting situation room was set up, and said, "I think today's result is not a victory for me, our People Power Party, or the People Party led by Ahn Cheol-soo, but a great victory for the people."

He added, "Everything about our election and competition is for the people," and said, "Now the competition is over, and I think we must all unite and work together for the people and the Republic of Korea."

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