Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leader Lee Jae-myung has won the presidential election in South Korea. He defeated Kim Moon Soo of the ruling People Power Party (PPP). In the initial counting, Lee was ahead with 48.31% of the votes, while Kim got only 42.9% of the votes. Lee said after the victory – I thank the voters. I will never forget this responsibility and will work to unite the country, improve the economy and establish peace with North Korea. At the same time, Kim Moon, accepting defeat, said that – I humbly accept the decision of the people and congratulate our Lee Jae-myung for winning the election. More than 78% people had voted The total voter turnout in the presidential election was 78.3%, the highest since 1997. This is also higher than the turnout of the 2022 presidential election (77.1%). The highest voter turnout of 89.2% was recorded in the 1987 elections in South Korea. Although 6 candidates were in the fray in the South Korean elections, the real contest was only between the candidates of DPK and PPP party. Early presidential elections Although elections were to be held in South Korea in 2027, PPP party’s Yoon Suk Yol was removed from the post of President in December last year due to the imposition of martial law. Yoon Suk Yol had cited anti-state forces and threat from North Korea behind imposing martial law. However, it soon became clear that he had imposed martial law only to get rid of his political troubles. A week later, the Parliament impeached him. On April 4, the Constitutional Court upheld his impeachment and removed him from office permanently. After this, according to the law, it became mandatory to hold elections within 60 days. Special things related to South Korea elections…. Major issues of South Korea elections… Relations with North Korea: North Korea has always been a big issue in South Korean politics. There is constant tension between the two sides in 2024. DPK wants to reduce this tension, while PPP wants to take a tough stand. Relations with America: Trump wants South Korea to bear the expenses of American soldiers deployed there. Apart from this, there is also tension between the two countries regarding tariffs. Decrease in birth rate: South Korea is facing a huge decline in the birth rate. According to reports, South Korea’s birth rate is 0.75, which is the lowest in the world. Yoon’s martial law: There is resentment in a large part of the country due to Yoon’s martial law. The DPK party called this martial law a rebellion. ————————————– Read this news too… President who imposed emergency in South Korea removed: Impeachment motion passed, now PM will run the country; Protesters celebrated outside Parliament The impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-sol in South Korea has been passed on Saturday. According to Al Jazeera’s report, 204 votes were cast against him in the Parliament while only 85 votes were cast in his support. Read the full news here…
