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СNN: South Korea’s new president wants to reverse its North Korea policy

By CNN.

Published May 9, 2017 at 9:14 pm

South Korean presidential candidate Moon Jae-in (C) of the Democratic Party speaks to his supporters as they gather to watch broadcast of the presidential election results at a park near the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 9, 2017.Left-leaning former human rights lawyer Moon Jae-In won South Korea's presidential election by a landslide on May 9, according to an exit poll, sweeping to power on a yearning for change after a tumultuous scandal. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je

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Seoul’s policy on North Korea is about to get a major overhaul.

Exit polling and early results show liberal reformer Moon Jae-in has been elected South Korea’s next president, replacing impeached leader Park Geun-hye who was removed from office in March following a corruption scandal.