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olunteers and officials count the votes for the country's presidential election after the polls closed at 6pm local time in Seoul, 19 December 2007. Lee Myung-Bak of the Grand National Party has won the 19 December presidential election by a landslide, according to two television exit polls broadcast as voting ended, with Lee winning over 50 percent of the vote compared to just 26 percent for Chung Dong-Young of the pro-government United New Democratic Party.
| Dec 20th 2007 8:09PM
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