SEOUL -- Conservative opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party early Thursday clinched South Korea's presidential election after Lee Jae-myung of the governing progressive Democratic Party conceded defeat with nearly all ballots counted.
With 100% of votes tallied, results showed Yoon with 48.56% and Lee at 47.83%. Voter turnout was high at 77.1%, marginally lower than the last election in 2017 when it reached 77.2%.
