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Opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol wins South Korea's 'election of the unfavourables'

South Korea Holds Presidential Election

South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-Yeol Source: Getty / Pool/Getty Images

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The conservative candidate has won South Korea's presidential election by a very slim margin.

Opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol wins South Korea's 'election of the unfavourables'

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