Poles are voting in a decisive presidential runoff that could set the course for the nation’s political future and its relations with the European Union.

More than 12 million voters have cast their ballots in early voting so far for next week's South Korean presidential election, according to the national election commission on Friday, as candidates ramped up their campaigns to woo swing voters.

After half a year of political turmoil, uncertainty and division, South Korea is voting for a new president to succeed Yoon Suk Yeol, the disgraced former leader who plunged the democratic nation into chaos by declaring martial law in December.

A man pushes his bicycle as an electoral propaganda banner hangs from a pedestrian bridge encouraging people to vote, ahead of the judicial and magistrate election, in Mexico City, Mexico May 29, 2025.

The unprecedented vote has generated widespread controversy and confusion as candidates vie for close to 900 spots, including all nine on the Supreme Court.