People wait in line to cast their votes for the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A woman exits a polling booth to cast her ballot for the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, react outside the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, react outside the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Members of the Democratic Party of Korea watch television coverage of the exit polls for the presidential election at the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday June 3, 2025. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool via AP)
Supporters of South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, react outside of the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
ºÃÉ«tv Election Commission officials sort out ballots for counting at the presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, and his wife Kim Hea Kyung, celebrate outside of the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, react outside the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A man casts his vote for the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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A woman casts her vote for the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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People wait in line to cast their votes for the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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A woman exits a polling booth to cast her ballot for the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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A woman casts her vote for presidential election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Supporters of South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, react outside the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Supporters of South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, react outside the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Members of the Democratic Party of Korea watch television coverage of the exit polls for the presidential election at the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday June 3, 2025. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool via AP)
Supporters of South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, react outside of the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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ºÃÉ«tv Election Commission officials sort out ballots for counting at the presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, and his wife Kim Hea Kyung, celebrate outside of the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Supporters of South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, react outside the ºÃÉ«tv Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans are choosing a new president Tuesday to succeed the conservative who was ousted for imposing martial law briefly last year.
Because the election was held early due to Yoon Suk Yeol's removal, the winner will take office Wednesday without the typical two-month transition. Surveys before the election indicated liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung is likely to win easily as voters remain frustrated over the martial law debacle and the main conservative candidate, Kim Moon Soo, struggles with moderates.
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