The leadership vacuum since the turbulent events of last December following the sudden martial law declared by the then President, Yoon Suk Yeol, would now be filled by a left-leaning government

A doctored image of US President Donald Trump apparently holding up a message in support of impeached South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol has surfaced after the Asian nation elected a new leader on June 3.

South Korean voters are choosing who will succeed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office over his ill-fated imposition of martial law.

Other evangelicals, like 70-year-old Gil Min-hwa, voted for Kim because she wants to see North and South Korea reunified. In her view, Kim values the alliance between South Korea and the US, which would help encourage a reunification that is “led by the South and grounded in democratic principles.”

The party's presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo was unable to convince Lee Jun-seok, the nominee from the minor conservative Reform Party, to drop out, likely splitting at least some of the vote. Former labour minister Kim won 41.15% of the vote and Lee Jun-Seok won 8.34%, to winner Lee Jae-myung's 49.42%.

Vote counting started in South Korea’s snap presidential election Tuesday to choose Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor, after the conservative was ousted over his imposition of martial law late last year.

Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has won South Korea's snap presidential election with a clear lead. With all of the ballots counted, Lee won almost 50% of the vote, ahead of his conservative rival Kim Moon-soo on 41%.

Ministers and vice ministers of the former Yoon Suk Yeol administration submitted their letters of resignations en masse earlier this week, a day before the presidential election, a government official said Wednesday.