After six months of turmoil, citizens hope for better times. But political polarization and international tensions over trade mean many worries remain.

South Koreans headed to the polls in record numbers on Tuesday to vote for a new president exactly six months after the botched martial law decree by impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol unleashed political turmoil.

Images from the election of South Korea's new president are as peaceful and orderly as you’d expect to see in any vibrant democracy