The race for South Korea’s next president has kicked off after the Constitutional Court upheld Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, permanently removing him from office. A handful of candidates will jostle for the country’s highest position ahead of an election, which must be held by June 3.
So far opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung is leading in polls. Whoever succeeds Yoon will face the challenge of restoring political stability in a bitterly divided nation, while also supporting an economy that’s under strain from Donald Trump’s protectionist policies.