Three broadcasting companies (KBS, MBC, SBS) reported that around 11:40 p.m. on the 3rd, during the live broadcast of the counting for the 21st presidential election, Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea secured 48.9% of the vote, ensuring his victory. This was at a counting rate of 40.2%.

On March 3rd, the election day for the 21st president, local residents are holding signs saying “President Lee Jae-myung” in front of the apartment of Lee Jae-myung, candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, in Incheon Gyeyang-gu./Courtesy of Yonhap