South Korea sets June 3 as snap presidential election date

South Korea has officially set June 3 as the date for a snap presidential election, following the ouster of former President Yoon Suk-yeol last week, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.

The date was confirmed during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who has been serving as acting president since Yoon's impeachment.

The election day was designated as a temporary holiday.

Yoon was ousted from office on April 4 with the constitutional court's unanimous ruling to uphold his impeachment motion by the National Assembly.

According to law, once a president is removed from office, the acting president must designate an election date within 10 days, with the election held within 60 days. 

Yoon declared an emergency martial law on the night of December 3 last year, but it was revoked by the opposition-led National Assembly hours later.

The impeachment motion against Yoon was passed in the parliament on December 14, and he was indicted on January 26 as a suspected ringleader of insurrection.