South Korea’s government has tentatively decided to hold a presidential election on June 3, the date must now be approved by the cabinet headed by acting President Han Duck-soo, Korean media reported on Monday.
“Given the importance of the matter and the issue of designating election day as a temporary day off, the decision will be approved at a cabinet meeting,” an official familiar with the matter told the media.
He also said the cabinet meeting to approve the election date is scheduled for Tuesday.
If the schedule is approved, candidates would have to register by May 11 and the official campaign period would begin on May 12.
The newly elected president will take office immediately after the election results are announced.
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea on 4 April unanimously disqualified Yoon Suk Yeol from the presidency due to the events of martial law on December 3, 2024.
Last December of the same year, a court in South Korea approved an arrest warrant for Yoon as part of an impeachment and martial law investigation. The South Korean leader is suspected of sedition and obstruction of executive power.
Now the South Korean authorities need to hold a snap presidential election within 60 days.
