Both the main candidates have pledged change for a country deeply scarred by a shock martial law briefly imposed by former leader Yoon Suk Yeol.

Exit polls show that Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party is on track for victory. His first task: Dealing with the economic fallout of Trump’s tariffs.

The winner of Tuesday’s presidential election in South Korea will take office just a day later, forgoing the usual, two-month transition to serve a full, five-year term at a time when the country faces a deepening political divide and external