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In this election, which was the tightest match in history, it was difficult to determine the outcome of the prediction surveys of broadcasters so that the results were mixed.

Looking at the results of the counting, the exit polls of the three terrestrial broadcasters not only predicted victory or defeat, but also pinpointed the gap between the two candidates very closely.



Correspondent Jang Se-man.



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At 7:30 pm on the 9th, the results of the joint exit survey of the three terrestrial broadcasters were released with the entire nation holding their breath.



[Candidate Jae-myung Lee 47.8%, Candidate Seok-Yeol Yoon 48.4%, came out as a close match.] It



was a close match with a difference of 0.6 percentage points within the margin of error.



After more than 10 hours of counting, the actual voter turnout was surprisingly consistent with the exit polls.



Candidate Jae-myung Lee's final voter turnout was 47.8%.



It was the same as the exit poll results down to the first decimal place.



Candidate Seok-Yeol Yoon's final vote rate differed only 0.16 percentage points from the exit poll.



It also pointed out subtle differences between the two candidates.



The difference in substance was only 0.73 percentage points and 0.13 percentage points.



This accuracy was attributed to a separate preliminary poll, which was first introduced in this exit poll.



It has been pointed out as a limitation because it is not possible to conduct an on-site exit survey in advance voting under the current law.



In such a situation, as the early voting turnout reached an all-time high, it was urgent to come up with a solution.



[Lee Chan-bok / Director of Ipsos, a polling agency: Experience has shown that there is a difference in political orientation between early voters and voters on the same day.

Conducting a telephone survey to properly pinpoint such a difference seems to have contributed to the accuracy of the prediction of the total vote rate.]



The exit polls for the presidential election, which began in the 16th election in 2002, accurately predicted the results of all five elections so far.



(Video editing: Kim Jun-hee)