South Korea chooses new presidents after the state crisis, polling stations close soon

Seoul-Half a year after the deposition of President Yoon Suk-Yeol, the South Koreans choose a new head of state. The clear favorite in the early election on Tuesday is the social-liberal opposition leader Lee Jae-Myung. The polling stations close at 8 p.m. (local time, 1 p.m. CEST), immediately afterwards Exit Polls are to be published. The election takes place in the middle of a severe political crisis that Yoon had triggered with a short -term proclamation of the law of war.