South Koreans Vote In Snap Presidential Election Following Yoon’s Ouster — As Church Watches And Prays - Worthy Christian News
- Millions of South Koreans voted in a snap presidential election on June 3, 2025, following former President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal in Seoul.
- The election resulted from Yoon's impeachment over his December 2024 martial law attempt, which the Constitutional Court upheld in April 2025.
- Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung leads polls with 46%–49%, while conservative Kim Moon Soo, Yoon’s party nominee, trails with 35%–37%, amid sharp political division and heated campaigns.
- Voter turnout exceeded 70%, with early and overseas ballots included, and over 16 million votes cast by afternoon across 14,000 polling stations nationwide.
- The new president will begin a five-year term immediately, facing urgent tasks including economic slowdown, US tariff pressures, North Korean nuclear threats, and national political healing.
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South Koreans Vote In Snap Presidential Election Following Yoon’s Ouster — As Church Watches And Prays - Worthy Christian News
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent SEOUL (Worthy News) — Millions of South Koreans cast their ballots Tuesday in a snap presidential election sparked by the dramatic impeachment and removal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who now faces rebellion charges after a brief martial law declaration in December. The election comes at a time of deep national division — but also on the heels of decades of explosive spiritual growth among South K…
A look at the key events that triggered South Korea's snap presidential election
South Korean voters are choosing who will succeed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office over his ill-fated imposition of martial law. Yoon called the National Assembly a “den of criminals” when he declared martial law Dec.…
South Koreans are electing a new president on Tuesday to replace Yoon Suk Yeol, whose surprise decision to declare martial law has plunged the country into a deep political crisis.
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