South Korea votes for new president after martial law turmoil

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South Koreans began voting Tuesday (June 3) for a new president, capping six months of political upheaval following ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol's disastrous declaration of martial law.   Turnout is expected to be high with polls open from 6am to 8pm local time, following early voting on Thursday (May 29) and Friday (May 30) when more than a third of the 44.39 million eligible voters cast their ballots.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2bpfz3sp  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Polling stations in Seoul opened on Tuesday as South Koreans voted for a new president,

00:05following six months of political turmoil sparked by former leader Yoon Suk-yeol's brief imposition of martial law.

00:13Turnout is expected to be high, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time,

00:18following early voting on May 29th and 30th,

00:21during which over a third of the 44.39 million eligible voters had already cast their ballots.

00:30It's not me. I'm not saying that. I'm not saying that everyone is talking about that.

00:35I'm not saying that. So the economy is better if it's a good thing.

00:42The second thing is, our country is a lot of different countries.

00:50It's a good thing. It's a good thing to do with our country's development.

00:57I think it's a good thing to do with our country's development.

00:58I think it would have been a good idea to have a clean and softness.

01:06I think it would be a good idea to have a good idea.

01:16Liberal frontrunner Lee Jae-myung and conservative rival Kim Moon-soo have both pledged change,

01:22saying South Korea's political and economic systems are outdated.

01:26Lee has dubbed the vote Judgment Day for Kim and the People Power Party,

01:30accusing them of condoning the martial law move by failing to oppose it and trying to preserve Yoon's presidency.

01:37The National Election Commission is set to certify the results on Wednesday,

01:41with the winner's inauguration expected to follow within hours.

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