SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT ELECT KIM DAE JUNG IS SURROUNDED IN SEOUL

SEO08:KOREA-ELECTION:SEOUL,19DEC97 - South Korean president elect Kim Dae-jung beams as he is surrounded by his party faithful, many whom have spent their adult lives risking beatings and imprisonment as a result of their loyalty to him in Seoul December 19, shortly after his election victory was officially confirmed. In his first public comments since winning Thursday's election, the veteran opposition leader asked Koreans to prepare to endure hardships together with him. pb/Photo by Paul Barker REUTERS