New Delhi, June 3 -- South Korea on Tuesday, June 3, votes to elect their new President months in a snap election after months of turmoil triggered by the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol following the imposition of a martial law in December 2024.

After his martial law debacle, Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by South Korean Parliament and then removed by the Constitutional court on April 4, paving way for the snap elections for the election of a new President.

A high voter turnout is anticipated, with polls open from 6 am to 8 pm following early voting on Thursday and Friday, during which over a third of the 44.39 million eligible voters had already cast their ballots.

As of 7 am, 1.08 million people, or 2.4 per cent of the electorate, had voted a...