Supporters gather to celebrate as South Korea's Lee poised to win presidency | AFP

Thousands of supporters of South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae‑myung gather in front of the National Assembly in Seoul to celebrate as he is poised to win a snap presidential election by a wide margin. With almost 50 percent of the votes counted, Lee of the left‑leaning Democratic Party leads with 49.01 percent, followed by challenger Kim Moon‑soo of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) with 42.62 percent.