South Korea's new president, Lee Jae-myung, has secured a storming victory, but his honeymoon will barely last the day. The former opposition leader is not getting to enjoy the two-month transition period usually afforded to new leaders, so they can build their team and nail down their vision for the country.

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.

Exactly six months after impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed attempt to invoke martial law, some political stability may finally be in sight for South Korea. On June 3rd, Lee Jae-myung of