South Korea election: Yoon Suk-yeol wins mandate to sort out inequality, US-China relations and Kim Jong-un’s nuclear ambitions – NEWPAPER24


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South Korea election: Yoon Suk-yeol wins mandate to sort out inequality, US-China relations and Kim Jong-un’s nuclear ambitions 2022-03-09 18:50:17 Former prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol has emerged the winner of South Korea’s bitterly contested election on Thursday , after a neck and neck race towards ex-mayor and lawyer Lee Jae-myung.After near the entire ballots had been counted as of 5.30am native time on Thursday , Yoon, the conservative opposition candidate, edged out Lee with 48.6 per cent of the vote to 47.8 per cent. A proper announcement is anticipated later.Lee of the ruling Democratic Get together conceded defeat quickly after.“I congratulate...