Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s next president on Wednesday following a dramatic snap election six months after the country’s previous leader declared martial law and plunged the nation into chaos.

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

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean state media on Thursday reported for the first time on the outcome of South Korea's presidential election held earlier this week. Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the Democratic Party,