South Korea cabinet to decide on June 3 presidential election date, Yonhap says

People hold up a South Korean flag as they celebrate after President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment was accepted, near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's cabinet is expected to finalise a June 3 date for a presidential election following the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol last week for his short-lived martial law declaration, Yonhap news said on Monday.

Although not required by law, the cabinet will make the decision at a meeting on Tuesday, as it needs to approve a holiday for the event, Yonhap cited an unidentified government official as saying.