Lee leads South Korean presidential election as 50% of ballots counted

  SEOUL:  Lee Jae-myung, candidate from the leading opposition party, continues to lead in the South Korean presidential election after 50% ...

 

SEOUL:  Lee Jae-myung, candidate from the leading opposition party, continues to lead in the South Korean presidential election after 50% of the ballots have been counted, according to the Central Election Commission.

With 17.6 million ballots tallied so far, almost 49% were for Lee and 42.6% for his main competitor Kim Moon-soo.

Three South Korean TV channels - KBS, MBC and SBS - all forecast victory for Lee based on data from analytical systems and exit polls.

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