South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is projected to be the new president following a snap election on Tuesday, according to an exit poll by Korean broadcasters, in a vote held exactly six months after the country’s previous leader declared martial law and plunged the nation into chaos.

South Korea's voters cast their ballots in a snap presidential election sparked by the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung described his victory as the start of the country’s return to normalcy, after winning a tense election that capped off months of political turmoil