Expect a nuanced approach to foreign policy as President Lee Jae-myung attempts to pull relations with Beijing back from their 'lowest ebb' Six months ago, South Korea teetered on the brink of authoritarian regression.

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.

Lee Jae-myung, the expected winner of South Korea’s presidential election, will take power as the country faces several foreign policy challenges.