(Lee Jin-man/Associated Press)SEOUL, South Korea — The Latest on South Korea’s presidential election (all times local):11:50 p.m.Liberal Moon Jae-in has declared victory in South Korea’s presidential election after his two major rivals conceded defeat Tuesday. ___8 p.m.Exit polls in South Korea are forecasting a win by liberal candidate Moon Jae-in in an election to succeed ousted President Park Geun-hye. ___11:30 a.m.A Japanese government official says his country is closely watching South Korea’s presidential election and hopes to strengthen bilateral relations with the new leader. ___10:30 a.m.Conservative candidate Hong Joon-pyo has described South Korea’s presidential election as a war between ideologies and accused his liberal rival Moon Jae-in of being aligned with North Korea. He also calls for the United States to bring back tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea after withdrawing them in the 1990s.

Source: Washington Post May 09, 2017 00:47 UTC