South Korea will elect a new president on 3 June to replace Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office for placing the country under martial law for six hours in December. The winner will be tasked with managing the political and economic fallout of Yoon's move,

Millions of South Koreans will vote for a new president next week, as Seoul deals with a mercurial US, faces the rising power of China and an aggressive North Korea, and negotiates always delicate ties with Japan.

The winner will have the task of dealing with the political and economic fallout from Yoon's action, which has ignited fierce polarisation and plunged the nation into chaos.