South Korea sets June 3 as date of election to replace Yoon | Elections News

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announces date of vote to choose a successor to impeached ex-leader Yoon Suk-yeol.

South Korea will hold a snap election on June 3 to replace Yoon Suk-yeol, following the former president’s removal from office over his short-lived declaration of martial law, the country’s acting president has said.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, the acting president, said on Tuesday that the government had decided on the date in consideration of the “need to ensure smooth…