South Korea’s centre-left leader Lee Jae-myung hailed voters’ “great decision” as he was declared the winner of a snap presidential election, capping months of political chaos.
Six months to the day after ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol plunged the country into crisis with his disastrous declaration of martial law, official results from the National Election Commission showed Lee had defeated conservative rival Kim Moon-soo, who had earlier conceded the race.
Voter turnout was the highest in nearly three decades.
“I will humbly accept the choice of the people. Congratulations to the elected candidate Lee Jae-myung,” Kim said as the last ballots were still being…