South Koreans went to the polls today to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for corruption. Voters have been galvanised by anger over the sprawling bribery and abuse-of-power scandal that brought down Park, which catalysed frustrations over jobs and slowing growth. A former human rights lawyer, Left-leaning Moon Jae-In, has held lead in opinion polls.
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