Representative of the "Democratic Party" Mun Zhe Ying won the presidential elections in South Korea. According to the Yonhap news agency referring to the National Electoral Committee of the country, he secured the support of 41.1 percent of the vote (13.4 million) citizens. For conservative of "Korean freedom" Hong Jun Phae voted 24.03 percent, An Chol Su from the center-left "People's Party" scored 21.4 percent. Even before the announcement of official results, Mun Zhe Ying said that "will build a new nation. Great Korea, proud Korea. And I will be the proud president of a proud nation ". Mun Zhe Ying, who, with a small margin in previous elections, ceded the dismissed former president Pak Kun Hye in 2012, criticized the previous administrations for failing to stop the development of the North Korean missile and nuclear weapons program. He advocates a bilateral policy of dialogue while maintaining pressure and sanctions.

Pak Keng Hye was removed from office and later arrested on charges of involvement in bribery and abuse of power. The reason for the scandal was a fortune-teller and close friend of President Chkhve Sun Sil. She is accused of putting pressure on dozens of major firms to transfer money to two non-profit foundations. In the case, the amount of 77.4 billion won (65.6 million dollars). It is expected that Pak Kun Hye will spend several months in the detention center while the trials continue.

Original article: The new president of South Korea was Mun Zhe Ying.