A conservative former top prosecutor, Yoon Yeol, has been elected as South Korea’s new president
Yoon had 48.6 percent of the votes against his rival Lee Jae-myung’s 47.8 percent.
He assured that he would honor the constitution and the parliament and work with opposition parties when he takes office as the country’s next leader.
The President elect is to take office in May and serve a single five-year term as leader of the world’s 10th-largest economy.