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The South Korean Election, in Pictures The South Korean Election, in Pictures
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Voters in South Korea turned out in large numbers to pick a new president after the ouster in March of Park Geun-hye, who was forced from office in a corruption scandal. Voters in South Korea elected Moon Jae-in on Tuesday, turning out in large numbers to pick a new president after the ouster in March of Park Geun-hye, who was forced from office in a corruption scandal.
Turnout was reported to be heavy, as people chose from among 13 candidates. The three candidates leading in the polls offered voters differing positions on how to handle North Korea, how to deal with the family-controlled conglomerates that have been tied to corruption at the highest levels of government, and how to address a rocky economy and growing concerns about inequality. The victory by Mr. Moon, a liberal, capped a remarkable national drama in which the scandal left the conservative establishment in disarray and its former leader in jail. It also set up a potential rift with the United States over the North’s nuclear weapons program.