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1 week ago | krdo.com | Jessie Yeung |Yoonjung Seo |Gawon Bae |Mike Valerio

By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio and Lauren Kent, CNNSeoul, South Korea (CNN) — Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s next president on Wednesday following a dramatic snap election six months after the country’s previous leader declared martial law and plunged the nation into chaos. Official results showed Lee winning by nearly three million votes ahead of his main rival, Kim Moon-soo of the incumbent conservative People Power Party.

1 week ago | cnn.com | Aria Chen |Mike Valerio

Ad Feedback Video Ad Feedback Meet Lee Jae-myung, South Korea's new president Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party has been elected as South Korea's new president, following months of political turmoil. The snap election came after the removal of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law last December.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jessie Yeung |Yoonjung Seo |Gawon Bae |Mike Valerio |Lauren Kent

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is projected to be the new president following a snap election on Tuesday, according to an exit poll by Korean broadcasters, in a vote held exactly six months after the country’s previous leader declared martial law and plunged the nation into chaos. The joint exit poll from KBS, MBC and SBS projects that Lee, 60, of the liberal Democratic Party, will win 51.7% of the vote.

1 week ago | cnnespanol.cnn.com | Jessie Yeung |Yoonjung Seo |Gawon Bae |Mike Valerio |Lauren Kent

Tras el caos político, Corea del Sur se dispone a elegir un nuevo presidente 01:34 - Fuente: CNN Tras el caos político, Corea del Sur se dispone a elegir un nuevo presidente 01:34 CNN  —  Se prevé que el líder de la oposición surcoreana, Lee Jae-myung, sea el nuevo presidente tras las elecciones anticipadas de este martes, según una encuesta a pie de urna realizada por emisoras coreanas.

1 week ago | cnn.com | Jessie Yeung |Yoonjung Seo |Gawon Bae |Mike Valerio

Ad Feedback World Asia • 1 min read Lee Jae-myung, the liberal Democratic Party candidate projected to win Tuesday's election, speaks while campaigning in Seoul on May 12. Lee Jin-man/AP Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is projected to be the country’s new president following a snap election on Tuesday, according to a joint exit poll by Korean broadcasters.