New Delhi, April 8 -- South Korea will hold a snap presidential election on June 3 to choose a new president to replace former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted last week by the Constitutional Court.

Acting President Han Duck-soo is expected to officially approve the election date during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, April 8, according to Yonhap News Agency citing government officials.

Yoon, a former prosecutor and conservative leader who took office in 2022, was dismissed after the court ruled he had seriously violated the constitution by trying to invoke martial law in response to rising political dissent and street protests.

President Yoon's impeachment in early April is only the second time in South Korea's democratic history...