Polls: Roh Moo-hyun elected as South Korea president

South Koreans elected liberal ruling party candidate Roh Moo-hyun as president on Thursday, exit polls indicated.  

Exit polls from all major broadcasters show Roh beat conservative opposition candidate Lee Hoi-chang in a closely fought election that had become a referendum on how to handle South Korea's unpredictable communist neighbour.  

According to Reuters, the National Election Commission will begin issuing the results of vote-counting from around 9:00 p.m. (1200 GMT) in an election that ended virtually in a dead heat. (Albawaba.com)

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