The debilitating political vacuum that has reigned in Seoul since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on December 14 has finally ended. On June 3, Lee Jae-myung won South Korea’s presidential election by a decisive margin.

Lee Jae Myung, 61, secured a sweeping victory at the snap South Korean presidential election on June 3, months after his conservative predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol imposed a brief martial law decree. The former lawyer had a rough start as a child labourer,

South Koreans elected Lee Jae-myung as president Tuesday, choosing a liberal whose vision to reshape his nation’s foreign policy could put him at odds with the Trump administration, particularly when it comes to China.