South Korea’s Office is expected to set the date from June 3 for a presidential election after the Yoon Suk Yeol dismissed last week by its brief statement of martial law, Yonhap News said on Monday (7).
Although not required by law, the cabinet will make the decision at a meeting on Tuesday (8), as it needs to approve a holiday for the election, the agency said citing an unidentified government official.
Yoon was removed by the Constitutional Court on the grounds that it violated its official duty by issuing the martial decree on December 3 and mobilizing troops to interrupt parliamentary procedures.
The South Korean law requires a new presidential election within 60 days if the holder dies or is removed from office.
An employee of the National Electoral Commission stated that the date mentioned in media reports was not definitive and would not become official until he was declared by the acting president, Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo.
This content was originally published in South Korea should hold presidential elections in June, says agency on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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