Live from ballot counting station where process comes to an end

We now have a clear picture of the incoming president of South Korea, but that doesn't mean vote counting is over.

Some of the counting stations are still open nationwide, and our Park Kun-woo is at one of them.

Kun-woo, fill us in.

Dami, I'm currently at one of the 2-hundred-54 counting stations nationwide.

We do have a clear winner after seven to eight hours of counting, but the process continues as a few votes remain.

The counting station I'm at in southern Seoul ended the process as of around 3:40 AM.

Those who were involved in the early stages, such as box opening, had been waiting for hours to wrap up; some were even fast asleep from exhaustion.

Throughout the previous hours, the process here had been running smoothly and orderly.

There was even some snack time for the people counting to have a break.

The National Election Commission originally expected the counting nationwide to be completed by 6 AM, but it seems like there's a possibility for that to be brought forward.

Then at 7 to 9 AM, the NEC is expected to confirm the winner.

Right afterwards, the winner will be able to start his presidential term.

Kun-woo, the past few hours have been quite a rollercoaster.

How did the whole counting process go? Smooth enough?

Yes, I can report that the process was smooth enough.

A total of around 70-thousand personnel had been deployed to make that happen while ensuring transparency, especially as there has been some speculation of electoral fraud.

Police authorities raised the national emergency level alert to the highest, "Gapho," from 6 AM Tuesday nationwide, enabling full mobilization, including special security forces outside counting centers.

That's set to last until the new president-elect reaches his office in Yongsan.

In some places, though, there were minor disturbances as a few observers shouted that the process seemed suspicious or that the CCTV inside wasn't working properly.

But, police intervened to restore order and allow the counting to continue at the right pace.

And that's all I have for you now.

Back to you, Dami.

Thank you, Kun-woo, for the report.