South Korea has elected liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung as president in a snap election. Speaking to supporters outside the National Assembly in Seoul, President Lee promised to strengthen South Korea’s democracy after his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol briefly — and unsuccessfully — declared martial law.

President Lee Jae-myung: “I will fulfill the first mission the people have entrusted to me, which is to overcome the insurrection and make sure that there will be no military coup that threatens the people with the weapons entrusted by them. … I will look for dialogue and communication between South and North Korea and find a way to coexist and cooperate to find a path to shared prosperity.”