The Constitutional Court last Friday upheld Yoon's impeachment, capping four months of unprecedented constitutional turmoil after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law in December sent shockwaves through Asia's fourth-largest economy.
Yoon is due to be driven on Friday in a motorcade from the official residence with his wife and more than 10 dogs and cats to his private apartment in a 37-story building in Seoul.
The race to replace Yoon kicked off this week with nearly 20 hopefuls expected to contest for the candidacy of the conservative People Power Party that is in a fight to retain the presidency against a populist liberal who leads in the polls.
Former South Korean presidents have typically moved to detached houses after leaving office.
But a number of his ruling party members and supporters have been seen visiting the official residence where Yoon reportedly discussed the election scheduled for June 3.
Candidates are set to face an uphill battle against the populist former leader of the Democratic Party Lee Jae-myung, who declared his bid on Thursday, according to polls.
Lee, who faces potential legal obstacles to his presidential bid from various legal cases, has pledged to fix economic polarisation and spur economic growth if elected.
“To survive in the ruthless global battlefield, I make an appeal to you to let’s shift the paradigm from copying to leading,“ he told a news conference.
The Democratic Party and his critics say his actions amounted to an insurrection that nearly destroyed democracy. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Ed Davies and Christian Schmollinger)
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