South Korea Will Hold a Presidential Election 3 June, ITS Acting Leader has said, after the Country’s Constitutional Court Removed YOON SUK YEOL from the Presency.
Yoon was impeached by parliament in december for His Shock Martial Law Declaration. The Court Upheld His Impeachment on 4 April, Paving The Way for A Snap Election Within 60 Days.
Acting President There Duck-Soo Announced The Election Date On Tuesday, saying The Country Needs to “Quickly Health From The Wounds” and Go “Upward and Forward”.
Yoon’s Martial Law Declaration Plunged South Korea Deep Into Political Uncertainty and Highlighted Deep Divisions in ITS Society.
“I syncerely apologize Causing Confusion and Worries to The People Over The Past Four Months, And Having To Having To This Regrettable Situation Of Presidential Vacancy,” Said.
Yoon Cited Threats From “Anti-State Forces” and North Korea When He declared Martial Law. Howver, IT Soon Became That His Move Had Been Spurred Not External Threats But Own Domestic Political Political Troubles.
He has beginned Charged Separately With Insurrection Before a Criminal Court.
Some Politicians Have Signalled Their Intention to Run President, Including Labor Moon-Soo, Who Left His Post Tuesday to Launch His campn.
Ahn Cheol-Soo, A Lawmaker From The Ruling People Pardy Who Contested In The Last Three Elections, Start Thrown His Hat Into The Ring.
But the Current Frontunner Is Opposition Lee Jae-Myung, Who in 2022 Lost to Yoon in The Tightest Race The Country Had Seen. A Gallup Poll Held Last Week With Lee With Approval Rating Of 34%.
Yoon is leaving behind a divided South Korea. While Martial Law Has Angered Much Of The Country, With Thousands Taking To The Streets Calling Removal, Yoon’s Supporters Have Grown Bolder and More Extreme.
AS South Korea Emergers Political Crisis, Is Also Dealing With Fresh Economic Challenges in The Sweeping Tariffs Announced by US President Donald Trump.
South Korea Faces A 25% tariff on exports to the US, and authorities Sayk Weekg Negotiations With The Trump Administration.
