An early presidential election will be held in South Korea on 3 June 2025. Originally scheduled for 3 March 2027, the election was pushed forward following the impeachment and removal of Yoon Suk Yeol.[2][3] The date of 3 June is due to the requirement by the constitution of South Korea for an election to be held within 60 days of a permanent presidential vacancy, which has been the case since the 4 April decision of the Constitutional Court of Korea to uphold the impeachment and remove Yoon from office. Later, it was confirmed by the government that the date of the election would be set on 3 June regardless.[4][5]
Since democratization and the establishment of the Sixth Republic, this will be the ninth presidential election, the second election after a presidential impeachment, and the first held in a different year than originally scheduled.[6]