The snap presidential election in South Korea is scheduled for June 3 to replace recently ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The announcement was made by the country's acting leader Han Duck-soo on Tuesday and came days after the Constitutional Court removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his ill-fated imposition of martial law in December.
Deep political polarisation will likely shape the June 3 election, expected to be a two-way showdown between the two major political parties: Yoon's conservative People Power Party and its chief liberal rival, the Democratic Party.
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The focus of attention is on whether conservatives can regroup and field a strong candidate to compete against the likely Democratic candidate, Lee Jae-myung.
It will be an uphill battle for the governing People's Power Party to hold on to power as it struggles to restore public confidence and heal a severe internal division triggered by Yoon's martial law stunt.
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