South Korea will maintain a snap presidential election on June 3 to decide on a brand new president to switch former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted final week by the Constitutional Courtroom.
Appearing President Han Duck-soo is predicted to formally approve the election date throughout a Cupboard assembly on Tuesday, April 8, based on Yonhap Information Company citing authorities officers.
Why was President Yoon eliminated
Yoon, a former prosecutor and conservative chief who took workplace in 2022, was dismissed after the courtroom dominated he had severely violated the structure by making an attempt to invoke martial legislation in response to rising political dissent and avenue protests.
President Yoon’s impeachment in early April is barely the second time in South Korea’s democratic historical past {that a} sitting president has been faraway from workplace.
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