President Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as the 20th state leader of South Korea on Tuesday morning, vowing to rebuild the nation based on values of liberal democracy and a market economy.
More than 40,000 people, including political leaders, foreign envoys and residents, were invited to the inauguration ceremony held at the National Assembly from 11:00 a.m.
A state prosecutor for 27 years and a political novice, Yoon came out victorious in the March presidential election that was the closest race in the country’s history.
He began work at a new presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, not the traditional Cheong Wa Dae premises, with the stated purpose of becoming a more approachable president.
The new president rules for a single, five-year term until May of 2027.
More than 40,000 people, including political leaders, foreign envoys and residents, were invited to the inauguration ceremony held at the National Assembly from 11:00 a.m.
A state prosecutor for 27 years and a political novice, Yoon came out victorious in the March presidential election that was the closest race in the country’s history.
He began work at a new presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, not the traditional Cheong Wa Dae premises, with the stated purpose of becoming a more approachable president.
The new president rules for a single, five-year term until May of 2027.
![President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee receive bouquets from children as they leave their private home in southern Seoul on Tuesday morning for the inauguration ceremony. (Yonhap)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2022/05/10/20220510000493_0.jpg)
![President Yoon Suk-yeol burns incense to pay tribute to South Korean martyrs and war heroes at the National Cemetery in Seoul on Tuesday morning, before heading for his inauguration ceremony. (Yonhap)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2022/05/10/20220510000494_0.jpg)
![President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee arrive at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, Tuesday, for the presidential inauguration ceremony. (Yonhap)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2022/05/10/20220510000688_0.jpg)
![President Yoon Suk-yeol takes his oath of office as the 20th president of South Korea during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2022/05/10/20220510000495_0.jpg)
![President Yoon Suk-yeol (right) shakes hands with former President Moon Jae-in prior to the inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2022/05/10/20220510000498_0.jpg)
![More than 40,000 people attend President Yoon Suk-yeol’s inauguration ceremony in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2022/05/10/20220510000496_0.jpg)