Ex-top prosecutor elected South Korea’s new president

AP

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative former top prosecutor, was elected South Korea’s new president on Thursday, defeating his chief liberal rival in one of the country’s most closely fought presidential elections.

With more than 98% of the ballots counted, Yoon had 48.6% of the votes against his rival Lee Jae-myung’s 47.8 %.

A huge crowd of supporters gathered near Yoon’s Seoul home, shouting his name early Thursday.

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