South Korea’s presidential election will end months of domestic political turmoil, but the winner could change the face of the country’s relationship with the United States.

South Koreans are set to vote today in a snap presidential election, following the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived imposition of martial law. The results are expected once voting ends,

The National Election Commission will certify the result of South Korea elections on Wednesday, June 4. Observers say the winner could emerge as early as midnight.

When his conservative South Korean party bowed to show remorse for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol's disastrous martial law decree, Kim Moon-soo sat alone and resolute in symbolic non-apology.Kim offered his first apology "to the people suffering from the consequences of martial law" last month.

When then-President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law decree plunged South Korea into chaos, it plummeted sales at Park Myung-Ja's diner in Jechon and became a turning point for many voters in the town.

Candidates running in South Korea's snap presidential election stage made a last push for votes on Monday, the eve of a poll triggered by the ex-leader Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law declaration. All major polls put liberal Lee Jae-myung well ahead in the presidential race,