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Seoul – 4 June 2025
++EARLY MORNING SHOTS++
1. South Korean Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung raising hands in celebration on stage with wife and officials
2. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party presidential candidate:
++PART OVERLAID BY SHOTS 3, 4++
"The first duty you have entrusted me with, I will overcome the rebellion (referring to former President Yoon declaring martial law) and I will make sure there is no more military coup d’état, in which the power entrusted by the people would never be used to intimidate people. While politicians may clash over interests and draw lines between factions, the people are not bound to follow those divisions. People are the master of this nation and politicians are workers who are responsible for people’s lives. Political quarrels may not be avoidable but people don’t have to be divided and hate each other."
3. Various of Lee supporters
4. Mid of South Korean flag waving
5. Conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo bowing at lectern
6. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Moon Soo, South Korean People Power Party candidate:
++PART OVERLAID BY SHOT 7++
"I humbly accept (the) people’s choice. I want to congratulate candidate Lee Jae-myung, who was elected. Despite constant crisis, South Korea has always made great step forward because of people’s strength."
7. Wide of Kim at lectern
8. Kim leaving briefing
STORYLINE:
South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president of South Korea on Wednesday, capping months of political turmoil triggered by the stunning but brief imposition of martial law by now-ousted conservative leader Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency and SBS television station reported early Wednesday that Lee won the election. The main conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo earlier conceded defeat.
Lee, 60, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, is to take office later Wednesday for a full, single five-year term.
Even before Lee’s win was formally declared, Kim conceded, telling journalists he “humbly accepts the people’s choice” and congratulated Lee.
Earlier, Lee appeared before thousands of cheering supporters in the streets of Seoul. He didn’t formally claim victory but reiterated his major policy goals such as revitalizing the economy, promoting peace with North Korea and easing a domestic divide.
It was unclear whether Lee’s election would cause any major, immediate shift in South Korea’s foreign policy. Lee, previously accused by critics of tilting toward China and North Korea and away from the U.S. and Japan, has repeatedly stressed South Korea’s alliance with the U.S. as the foundation of its foreign policy.
AP Video by Johnson Lai and Yong-ho Kim
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