Seoul (TDI): After a chaotic six months since the shortest martial law of history was imposed by South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country welcomes a peoples’ President. Democratic Party’s Lee Jae-myung, the newly-elected President, has the trust of working class Koreans, as he is a labor rights champion himself.
Lee won over 49% votes, which means more than 17 million voted for him. He will immediately take over as the 14th President, bypassing the sixty day transition period because political system in South Korea craves stability after three acting Presidents in just six months.
Yoon Suk Yeol, who won the 2022 election was impeached by the Parliament as he tried to impose a martial law (in December, 2024) which was strongly resisted and overturned, just after six hours. The impeachment was upheld by the Constitutional Court and he was removed from office in April.
The snap polls of June 3 were full of thrill and excitement. Here is a glimpse:
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