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Seoul – 4 June 2025
++EARLY MORNING SHOTS++
1. Various of Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung arriving to deliver speech
2. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party presidential candidate:
"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."
3. Mid of Lee supporters
4. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party presidential candidate:
"I will find a path for South and North Korea to coexist and achieve mutual prosperity through dialogue, communication and coexistence. I will stabilize the Korean peninsula as soon as possible in order to minimize the risk for Korea and make sure that people’s livelihoods are not worsened because of the security in the Korean peninsula."
5. Mid of Lee supporters
6. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party presidential candidate:
"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."
7. Various of Lee leaving
AP Video by Johnson Lai
STORYLINE:
South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung delivered a speech to his supporters early Wednesday in Seoul after exit poll projected his victory.
Speaking around 1 a.m. local time, Lee promised the crowd his first duty would be to "overcome the rebellion," referring to former President Yoon’s martial law declaration in December.
"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," he said.
Lee was poised to win an early presidential election, vote counts and media projections suggested, while his challenger conceded defeat early Wednesday. The victory would cap months of political turmoil triggered by the stunning but brief imposition of martial law by now-ousted conservative leader Yoon Suk Yeol.
Nearly 80% of the country’s 44.4 million eligible voters cast ballots, according to an interim tally. That’s one of the highest turnouts for a presidential election in South Korea, reflecting public eagerness to move past the political turmoil.
The winning candidate will immediately be sworn in as president Wednesday for a single, full term of five years without the typical two-month transition period.
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