Voting has ended in South Korea’s bitterly contested and divisive presidential election, with initial exit polls suggesting a race that is too close to call.As

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Yoon Seok-youl, a conservative former prosecutor and relative political newcomer, will become South Korea’s next president.Yoon defeated his liberal rival, ex-provincial governor Lee Jae-myung, in

SEOUL– Voter turnout for South Korea’s presidential election stood at 68.1 percent as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, as more than 30 million people participated in

SEOUL– South Koreans voted Wednesday to pick a new president after a tightly contested race between ruling party candidate Lee Jae-myung promising improved livelihoods and

SEOUL– Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung and his main opposition rival Yoon Suk-yeol were competing within the margin of error with less than 50

SEOUL– Ruling party candidate Lee Jae-myung and main opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol are in a dead heat, with each winning slightly less than 50 percent

SEOUL– Voter turnout for South Korea’s presidential election was tentatively tallied at 77.1 percent Wednesday, as more than 34 million people went to the polls,

SEOUL– A South Korean diplomat on Wednesday met the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency’s chief in Vienna to discuss North Korea’s nuclear issue, the safety of

SEOUL– South Korea’s presidential election is too close to call, with ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung and his main opposition rival Yoon Suk-yeol running