South Korea's newly elected liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, is likely to pursue stable ties with Japan at least early in his tenure

The fight over South Korea’s democracy is also a fight over women’s rights.

The country's steadily declining births has Kim Jong Un worried, with earlier reports describing crackdowns on secret abortions and contraceptive vendors.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, was elected president Wednesday in an election that closed one of the most turbulent chapters in the nation’s young democracy.

Millions vote for a new president, after six months of turmoil sparked by a failed martial law attempt and the impeachment of former leader Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Koreans are turning out in record numbers for early voting today in the country’s snap presidential election set to take place on 3 June. The election comes in the aftermath of the worst political turmoil in decades.

South Korea votes June 3 to elect a new president after Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment, with liberal frontrunner Lee Jae-myung facing conservative Kim Moon-soo in a pivotal race shaped by political upheaval.