Highlights 1 Moon Jae-in was sworn in as the new South Korean president2 The new presidency began even before an inauguration ceremony3 Moon's five-year term began at around 8 am when the National Election Commission confirmed his victory. Moon Jae-in was sworn in as the new South Korean president in the Parliament Building, hours after winning a landslide victory in the five-way presidential race, a media report said on Wednesday. The White House congratulated Moon Jae-in on his landslide victory in the South Korean presidential election. "We congratulate President-elect Moon Jae-in and join the people of South Korea in celebrating their peaceful, democratic transition of power. Moon's five-year term began at around 8 am when the National Election Commission (NEC) confirmed his victory.

Source: India Today May 10, 2017 04:30 UTC