Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung was on track to win the South Korean presidential election by a landslide early Wednesday morning, with a massive lead after almost all votes had been counted.

Polls favour Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung over governing People Power Party’s candidate Kim Moon-soo.

South Korea's liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung is projected to win Tuesday's snap presidential election by wide margins, according to exit polls.