2025 South Korean presidential election

2025 South Korean presidential election

← 2022 3 June 2025[1] 2030 →
Opinion polls
 
Party Democratic People Power

Incumbent President

Han Duck-soo (acting)
Independent



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]

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  2. ^ Rashid, Raphael; McCurry, Justin (14 December 2024). "South Korean parliament votes to impeach president". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  3. ^ Nauman, Qasim (3 April 2025). "South Korea Awaits Court Ruling on Impeached President's Fate". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  4. ^ Ji-Hwan, Paik (7 April 2025). "Gov't sets snap presidential election for June 3". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 8 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  5. ^ "South Korea sets snap presidential election for June 3, drawing out contenders". Reuters. 8 April 2025. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Republic of Korea: Election for President". IFES. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025.

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