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Xinhua News Agency, Seoul, March 10 (Reporter Du Baiyu and Lu Rui) According to the statistical results released by the Central Election Management Commission of South Korea on the 10th, the candidate of the largest opposition National Power Party, Yin Xiyue, won the 20th presidential election in South Korea.
At about 6:00 local time on the 10th (5:00 Beijing time), the South Korean Central Election Management Commission completed 100% of the votes for the presidential election.
According to statistics, Yin Xiyue won 48.56% of the vote, followed by Lee Jae-ming, the ruling party's Democratic Party candidate, with 47.83%.
Li Zaiming made a speech in the early morning of the same day to admit defeat and congratulate Yin Xiyue on her victory.
He expressed the hope that Yin Xiyue can open an era beyond division and contradiction.
Yin Xiyue later said in her speech that the result of this vote was a victory for the Korean people.
He also called on the people to unite.
South Korea's 20th presidential election will be officially voted on on the 9th.
A total of 14 candidates have been registered for this presidential election. The Nationalist Party candidate An Zhexiu announced his withdrawal in the final stage and joined forces with Yin Xiyue.
New Wave Party candidate Kim Dong-yeon dropped out and announced his support for Lee Jae-myung.
According to statistics from the Central Election Management Commission of South Korea, there were 44.1977 million registered voters in this presidential election, with a turnout rate of 77.1%, 0.1 percentage points lower than the previous election.
Yin Xiyue was born in Seoul, South Korea in December 1960. In 2016, he served as the head of the special investigation team for the "criminal interference in politics" incident. In 2017, he served as the chief prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. In July 2019, he served as the chief prosecutor.
In June 2021, Yin Xiyue announced her candidacy for president.
South Korea changed its constitution in 1987 to implement a system of direct presidential elections, with a five-year presidential term that cannot be re-elected.