The main opposition People Power Party’s Yoon Suk-yeol confirmed his place as South Korea's next president after his opponent, Democratic Party of Korea candidate Lee Jae-myung, conceded defeat in the early hours of Thursday morning.
He will become the first former prosecutor to be elected president and the first president without any political experience.
The two candidates came within 1 percentage point of each other after an election marked by mudslinging and a general dissatisfaction in the electorate with both candidates.
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