South Korean liberal Lee poised for presidency in election 6 months after martial law crisis [Video]

South Korea’s liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung is projected to win the country’s snap presidential election, according to projections by the country’s broadcasters on Tuesday.

Reuters has not independently confirmed the results of the joint exit poll by broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS, which put Lee of the Democratic Party at 51.7 per cent and his rival Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party at 39.3 per cent.

The exit poll has in previous elections mostly been in line with the final results. A separate poll by broadcaster JTBC put Lee at 50.6 per cent and Kim at 39.4 per cent. Channel A also predicted a Lee win by similar margins.

Voting began at 6 a.m. local …