Exit polls put Lee Jae-myung, who survived an assassination attempt last year, on track to secure the presidency.

This election seems more crucial since the Korea has been teetering between temporary leaders for months while navigating Yoon’s impeachment trial and a multifaceted probe into the disastrous night of

South Korea's liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung is projected to have won the presidential election, local broadcaster JTBC reported on Tuesday.