The debilitating political vacuum that has reigned in Seoul since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on December 14 has finally ended. On June 3, Lee Jae-myung won South Korea’s presidential election by a decisive margin.

After six months of turmoil, citizens hope for better times. But political polarization and international tensions over trade mean many worries remain.

Images from the election of South Korea's new president are as peaceful and orderly as you’d expect to see in any vibrant democracy