Watch: BBC on the ground in Seoul as new president is announced

Opposition's Lee Jae-myung will become South Korea's next president, winning the country's first election since impeachment chaos.

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Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party conceded defeat and congratulated Lee Jae-myung, who had fought this election as a referendum on martial law – promising to make sure it would never happen again.

The BBC's Jean Mackenzie reports from a Democratic Party victory rally in central Seoul, as the election results are announced.

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