Moon Begins Term As S. Korea President: Election Commission
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published May 10, 2017 | 08:10 AM
SEOUL, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th May, 2017 ) - Left-leaning former human rights lawyer Moon Jae-In began his five-year term as president of South Korea on Wednesday morning after winning a landslide victory in polls a day before, the National Election Commission said.
Moon, of the Democratic Party, took 41.1 percent of the votes, far ahead of Conservative Hong Joon-Pyo, his closest rival on 24.03 percent. His inauguration ceremony is due to take place at the National Assembly at midday (0300 GMT), the Yonhap news agency reported.
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