South Korea election takes place under shadow of martial law | BBC News

South Korea heads to the polls on Tuesday to vote for the new President, exactly six months after the former President tried to stage a military coup before then being impeached. The vote promises to end months of political chaos which have paralysed the country, but tensions have really ratcheted up. The former President's party, now led by former labour minister Kim Moon-soo, Yoon's former is in disarray, giving the opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung a big lead in the polls.