South Koreans vote for president in hope of restoring stability after martial law crisis

The new leader must unite a society scarred by military rule and stabilise an export-driven economy hit by US protectionism.

South Koreans were voting for a new president on Tuesday to cap six months of turmoil triggered by a shock martial law briefly imposed by former leader Yoon Suk Yeol that marred the country’s reputation as a vibrant, if at times chaotic, democracy.