Conservatives Win In South Korea

“Conservative opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power Party early Thursday clinched South Korea’s presidential election after Lee Jae-myung of the governing progressive Democratic Party conceded defeat with nearly all ballots counted,” Nikkei Asia reports.

The New York Times reports Yoon pledged “a tougher and more confrontational stance on North Korea and a stronger alliance with the United States.”

“His victory returns conservatives to power after five years in the political wilderness. His People Power Party had been in disarray following the impeachment of its former boss, ex-President Park Geun-hye, who was convicted of corruption.”