[VOTE] Exit poll predicts Moon's election victory by big margin

By Park Sae-jin Posted : May 9, 2017, 20:19 Updated : May 9, 2017, 20:19

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Moon Jae-in, a former human right lawyer, is predicted to win by a big margin in a presidential by-election Tuesday to pick the successor of South Korea's jailed ex-president Park Geun-hye, a joint exit poll showed.

Moon from the main opposition Democratic Party garnered 41.4 percent of all votes, far ahead of any other candidates, according to the poll conducted by three major TV stations -- MBC, KBS and SBS.

Hong Joon-pyo of the conservative Liberty Korea Party grouping pro-Park supporters stood second with 23.3 percent. Ahn Cheol-soo of the People's Party, a splinter opposition group, was third with 21.8 percent.

Lim Chang-won and Park Sae-jin

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