South Korea's voters cast their ballots in a snap presidential election sparked by the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is on course to be South Korea’s next president following a snap election on Tuesday, after an exit poll showed him ahead and his main rival conceded defeat.

It was unclear whether Lee’s election would cause any major, immediate shift in South Korea’s foreign policy. Lee, previously accused by critics of tilting toward China and North Korea and away from the U.