May 9, 2017 2:11 PM

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South Korea election: Polls open to choose new president

South Koreans are voting in a Presidential election today to choose a new president amid concerns about the economy, corruption and their relationship with North Korea.<br/><br/>The election comes after Park Geun-hye, the country's first female president, was impeached in a corruption scandal that allegedly connected her to business giants Samsung and the Lotte Group.Liberal Moon Jae-in is the front-runner in the polls, with centrist Ahn Cheol-soo his nearest challenger.The results will be declared later tonight.

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