South Korea election 'very tight'

19 December 2012 Last updated at 05:30 ET Help

With the polls closed in South Korea's elections, an exit poll by three of the country's main television stations suggests the ruling Saenuri Party's Park Geun-hye has a slim lead.

Combined figures from the networks released after polls closed give her 50.1% of the vote, in a race where turn-out has been very high and economic and social welfare issues have dominated.

Lucy Williamson reports from Seoul.

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