South Korea votes for new president
The country is still recovering from the martial law crisis last December, when the now-impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, tried to orchestrate a military takeover.
South Koreans are voting to elect their new president today, turning a page on one of the most unprecedented political crises in modern Korean history. The country is still recovering from the martial law crisis last December, when the now-impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, tried to orchestrate a military takeover.
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(Photo: People queue in Busan in South Korea as the country holds Presidential elections. Credit: Yonhap/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
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