South Korea will hold election on June 3 to succeed ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will hold a snap presidential election June 3 to succeed recently ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's acting leader Han Duck-soo announced Tuesday. The announcement came four days after the Constitutional Court removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his ill-fated imposition of martial law in December. By law, South Korea must elect a new president within 60 days of Yoon’s ouster .

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