South Koreans have elected a new president after months of turmoil, but what happens now? Here's what you need to know.

After half a year of political turmoil, uncertainty and division, South Korea is voting for a new president to succeed Yoon Suk Yeol, the disgraced former leader who plunged the democratic nation into chaos by declaring martial law in December.

South Korea’s soon-to-be former president, Yoon Suk-yeol, declared martial law during the late hours of December 3, citing the “anti-state forces” that had allegedly infiltrated the government. President Yoon then promised to “rebuild and protect a free South Korea which is falling into the depths of national ruin.”