The southern Koreans vote for the new president after Yun Suk Yol prolonged the martial law

Southern Koreans They vote for a new president in early elections resulting from the overthrow Yun Sok YolGovernor faces rebellion on A short -term assumption of martial law Late last year.

The election committee said that the vote began at 6 am local time on Tuesday with more than 14,000 polling stations throughout the country. The vote ends at 8 pm local time, and observers say the winner may appear early in the middle of the night.

More than 15 million people have already voted during an early two -day vote period last week, representing nearly 35 % of the 44.4 million qualified voters.

Investigative studies before the elections indicate that the liberal Archrival Lyon, Lee Jay-Mayong, is heading to its easy victory, as a wave of general frustration over the conservatives in the wake of the Yun’s combat law disaster. In a publication on Facebook, he called me to the voters to “present a strict and firm judgment” against the conservatives after months of political turmoil.

Meanwhile, the main conservative candidate, Kim Moon Sue, struggled to beat moderate moderate voters.

These elections are another specific moment in the country’s flexible democracy, but observers are concerned that the home gap has not ended yet, and it may constitute a great political burden on the new president.

The right -wing candidate will be immediately right as a president for a full period for five years without the typical transition period for two months. The new president will face major challenges, including the slow economy, and President Trump’s policies in America. North Korea nuclear threats.

I have patience for me Mr. Trump’s tariff policyOn the pretext that it would be a mistake to rush to negotiations to seek an early agreement with Washington. Kim said that he would meet Mr. Trump as soon as possible.

Final campaign bras

In his final campaign speeches on Monday, he promised me to revitalize the economy, reduce inequality and reduce national divisions. He urged people to vote in his favor, on the pretext that winning by Kim will allow the “Yun rebellion” to return.

He told me to the crowd gathered in the Seoul Park, “

Kim, a former Minister of Labor during the Yun era, warned that Lee’s victory would allow him to represent excessive power, the launch of political revenge against opponents and legislate laws to protect him from various legal problems, as his party already controls Parliament.

“He is now trying to seize all power in South Korea and create a Hitler’s dictatorship.”

North Korea relations are unclear

Relations with North Korea remains bad since 2019, with the North focusing on expanding its nuclear arsenal with the refusal of dialogue with South Korea and the United States

Since his second term began in January, Mr. Trump has repeatedly expressed his intention to resume diplomacy with the North Korean leader Kim Jong On Jong UnBut Kim has so far ignored the offer while Russia made his priority in foreign policy.

Lee, who wants warmer relations with North Korea, recently admitted that it would be “very difficult” to achieve a summit with Kim Jong Un simply. He told me that he would support the push of Mr. Trump to restart the talks with Kim Jong Un, who is believed to eventually allow South Korea to participate in some projects in North Korea.

Pike and Weyel, a professor at the University of UNESE in Seoul, said that the foreign policy strategies understand that there is not much South Korea that it can do to loyal North Korea.

He said that Li also does not participate in the Korean national enthusiasm held by former President Moon Jae In, who met Kim Jong Un three times during his term 2017-2022.