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Yoon Suk Yeol Wins South Korea Presidential Vote

KABUL (BNA) Yoon Seok-youl has elected the new president of South Korea after the defeat of the ruling party.

South Korea’s Conservative candidate Yoon Seok-youl has been elected president for five years.

On Wednesday, South Korea elected main opposition People Power Party candidate and ex-prosecutor Yoon Seok-youl as the country’s next leader after a bitterly contested and divisive presidential election.

According to BNA, quoting foreign media, Yoon won “48.59” percent of the vote against Lee with “47.97” and won the election.

The race for the presidency took place this year in South Korea amid tensions and verbal talks between the main parties.
South Korean missile test, International crises such as the Ukraine war will be another challenge in the coming months.
On foreign policy, Yoon is seen as an advocate for a policy of “peace through strength” with North Korea and is more vocally critical of Beijing.

Bakhtar News Agency

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