Yoon Song-yeol in Podcasts

This is Election Day in South Korea. Millions of people are expected to vote for a new president following the ouster of Yoon Song-yeol over his decision to briefly declare martial law in his country that happened last December. The U.S. Geological Survey says today's earthquake in southwest Turkey had a magnitude of 5.8. A number of injuries are reported.

The vote comes exactly six months after former President Yoon Song-yeol declared martial law, triggering a political crisis and huge street protests. Yoon was removed from office in April. The frontrunner is opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, a 61-year-old former human rights lawyer. He enjoys a double-digit lead in the polls over conservative ruling party candidate Kim Moon-soo.

Frontrunner Lee Jae-myung still has a comfortable lead, but ex-president Yoon Song-yeol did succeed in rallying his conservative base, even while he was being impeached. Also, frontrunner Lee Jae-myung has been dogged by allegations of corruption, and we spoke to one voter, Jang Cheol-ho, who was concerned about those charges and therefore voted for the conservative candidate Kim Moon-soo.