As of 1 p.m. on Jun. 3, voter turnout for South Korea’s 21st presidential election stood at 62.1%, according to the National Election Commission (NEC). The figure includes ballots cast during early voting,

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.

STORY: South Korea's new liberal president Lee Jae-myung was sworn in on Wednesday, with promises to lift the country out of his predecessor's botched martial law mess, and revive its struggling economy.