India, April 4 -- South Korea's constitutional court on Friday upheld ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment by Parliament for imposing his short-lived martial law on December 3, which threw the country into a months-long political crisis.

With the court confirming Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will continue to serve as acting president until the new president is inaugurated. According to the South Korean Constitution, the presidential election must occur within 60 days of the apex court's verdict.

The eight-judge bench court upheld Yoon's impeachment in a unanimous verdict, which held that the declaration violated the country's constitution and did not follow due procedures for its rollout.

Yoon "did n...