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Millions South Korean Voters throw their ballots on Tuesday for the new president in a rapid election after the release of former President Yoon Suk Yela.
Yoon, a conservative, is confronted with trial of insults of rebellion for his short -term declaration for the ratiral law in December.
The election surveys suggested that Lee Jae-Myoung, the Yoon Liberal Archives, appeared ready on the coast of victory due to public frustration over the Conservatives due to the Yoon Decree for the battlefield.
The main conservative candidate, Kim Moon Soo, fought for victory over moderate voters with swing, while his party party is powerful dealing with internal quarrels on how to see Yoon’s actions.
The presidential candidate for the Democratic Party of South Korea, Lee Jae-Myoung, arrives at the presidential election campaign in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP)
In the past six months, big crowds have gathered on the streets to protest against Yoon or have come to support him.
The winner of the election will immediately swear as the president on Wednesday to one, full five -year term without a typical two -month transitional period. The new president will face significant challenges, including slowdown in economics, Tariff US President Donald Trump and North Korea nuclear threats.
The vote began at 6am at more than 14,000 polling stations across the country. The polls will be closed at 8pm, and observers say the winner could be declared at midnight.
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Kim Moon Soo, a presidential candidate with Power Power party, holds a set of election campaigns in Seoul, South Korea, late Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP)
From 2pm local time, more than 13 million people threw their ballots. About 15 million voted during last week’s two -day early voice, which means that the voter response was 65.5%. South Korea has 44.4.4 million conditions that are eligible.
On Tuesday, Lee, whose Democratic Party made legislative efforts to throw out Yoon, invited the voters to “bring a strict and decisive verdict” against Conservatives for Yoon Declaration on Martialial Law.
In one of his last campaign speeches, Lee claimed that Kim victory would represent “the return of rebel forces, the destruction of democracy and the limval human rights of people.” He also vowed to revive the economy, reduce inequality and facilitate national divisions.
The woman voted for the presidential election at the polling station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP)
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Kim, former Minister of Labor under Yoon, warned that Lee’s victory would allow him to hold exaggerated power, initiate political retaliation against his opponent and the law of legislation to protect him from different legal troubles, because his party already has control over parliament.
Lee “now tries to take advantage of all power in South Korea and establish Hitler’s dictatorship,” Kim said at a gathering in Southeast city of Busan.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
