South Korea is set to elect a new president on June 3 after the dramatic impeachment and removal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted for declaring martial law last December. teleSUR
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00:00South Korea will elect a new president on June 3rd to succeed conservative Yoon Suk-jae-oh,
00:04who was ousted over his brief but shocking imposition of martial law.
00:08Surveys suggested liberal Lee Jae-myung running for the Democratic Party is heavily favored to win Tuesday's SNAP election,
00:14riding on a wave of public disappointment of Yoon's martial law debacle in December.
00:19The main conservative candidate, Kim Moon-soo, wants a come-from-behind victory.
00:24Board observers say his refusal to directly criticize Yoon made it difficult for him to narrow the gap with Lee.
00:32The winner will be sworn in as president on Wednesday without the typical two-month transition period.
00:37Voting officially begun on Thursday, which was the first day of a two-day early voting period in which more than 10 million people have already voted.