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President makes up ground in conservative strongholds but regional partisanship holds firm, results show

President Lee Jae-myung ran up big numbers against Kim Moon-soo in friendly territory while closing his 2022 deficit in conservative strongholds, but regional partisanship, for the most part, remains entrenched, according to the vote count.

2025-06-04

PPP's Kim Moon-soo concedes in presidential election

Kim Moon-soo, presidential candidate of the conservative People Power Party conceded to rival Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party early Wednesday.

2025-06-04

Gender, generation gap on full display in exit poll showing entrenched differences

Women under 60 overwhelmingly supported the Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung, while men in their 20s turned Reform Party Lee Jun-seok into a surprising frontrunner for that demographic and Kim Moon-soo was popular among those over 60 years old.

2025-06-03

DP's Lee Jae-myung on track to become Korea's next president

In a sharp repudiation of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, South Koreans appear to have handed Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party a victory in the 21st presidential election, according to exit polls and preliminary vote counts on Tuesday evening.

2025-06-03

Parties show diverging responses to seemingly decisive exit poll results

The Democratic Party burst into loud applause and cheers as soon as exit polls indicated that its presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung was likely to have garnered a vote majority, while the rival and conservative People Power Party went numb.

2025-06-03

GRAPHIC: Vote counting underway in Korea's 21st presidential election

Vote counting is underway in Korea’s 21st presidential election on Tuesday, where the race remains neck and neck with Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party against Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party.

2025-06-03

Exit poll points to Lee Jae-myung victory in presidential election

Democratic Party (DP) candidate Lee Jae-myung is likely to win Korea’s 21st presidential election, according a joint exit poll by terrestrial broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS released after voting ended at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

2025-06-03

Korea votes: Nearly 77.8% of eligible voters cast ballots by 7 p.m.

Turnout in Korea’s 21st presidential election reached 77.8 percent as of 7 p.m. on Tuesday — the highest figure ever recorded at that hour in any presidential race in Korea.

2025-06-03

Candidates await results as Korea heads to the polls on Election Day

With polls open in Korea’s presidential election, the major candidates are staying off the campaign trail as the nation casts its votes.

2025-06-03

Lee Jae-myung to be Korea's next president — as it happened

Lee Jae-myung dominated the election, with a six percentage point lead as the vote tally passed 80 percent in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Our live blog follows the full 20-hour Election Day, from votes opening to Lee declaring victory

2025-06-03