Korean news station reports on exit polls with an incredible Game of Thrones-style animation

South Korea has elected a new president, but if you live in the United States, you probably didn't hear that news reported in the form of an epic, extended Game of Thrones animation. In South Korea, though, the national television channel SBS kept the public up to date on exit poll results by depicting the candidates as Game of Thrones characters:

SBS's colorful coverage did not stop there:

By the time the polls closed Tuesday night in South Korea, exit polls showed an easy victory for Moon Jae-in of the left-leaning Democratic Party.

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