South Korea has been effectively leaderless since December, when former president Yoon attempted to subvert civilian rule but was quickly impeached by lawmakers and suspended from office.
The government had held “discussions with the National Election Commission and other related agencies”, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Tuesday.
As a result they have decided “to set June 3 as the date for South Korea’s 21st presidential election,“ he said, adding that the day would be designated as a temporary public holiday to facilitate voting.
Unlike a regular poll, where a president-elect has a two-month transition period, the winner of the June 3 election will be inaugurated the following day.
Campaigning starts May
The official campaign period will run from May 12 until June 2.
His party already controls the National Assembly.
In distinct second place is Labour Minister Kim Moon-soo.
Millions of Koreans watched the Constitutional Court hand down its verdict live on television last Friday, stripping Yoon of office.
Yoon is the second South Korean leader to be impeached by the court after Park Geun-hye in 2017.
The leadership vacuum came during a series of crises and headwinds, including an aviation disaster and the deadliest wildfires in the country’s history.
Yoon also faces a separate criminal trial on charges of insurrection over the martial law bid.
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