After months of political turmoil, South Korea will elect a new president Tuesday to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted over his brief but shocking imposition of martial law.

Millions of South Koreas are voting in a snap election triggered by former president Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his failed martial law bidThe opposition's Lee Jae-myung is the frontrunner - and the ruling party's Kim Moon-soo, a former member of Yoon's cabinet, is trailing himThe election has been shaped by the fallout from Yoon's brief but disastrous move in December, which triggered divisive protests and months of political chaosThe new president faces a polarised country, businesses anxious over US tariffs and an unpredictable ally in Donald TrumpPolls close at 20:00 local time (11:00 GMT) and results are expected within hours South Korea votes for new president after failed martial law bid

South Korea votes for a new president today, after months of political turmoil that began when the conservative president Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law in December, and then was impeached and expelled from office. Polls opened across the country just as we sent this newsletter.