South Korea’s opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president in a race that was largely a verdict on ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched attempt to revive martial law after decades of democratic rule.

This election seems more crucial since the Korea has been teetering between temporary leaders for months while navigating Yoon’s impeachment trial and a multifaceted probe into the disastrous night of

After half a year of political turmoil, uncertainty and division, South Korea is voting for a new president to succeed Yoon Suk Yeol, the disgraced former leader who plunged the democratic nation into chaos by declaring martial law in December.