When will snap election be...
Written : 2025-04-04 20:00:00 KST
When will snap election be held in South Korea to replace Pres. Yoon?
Up next, our Bae Eun-ji explains a possible time frame as to an early election. Now that the Constitutional Court has ruled against President Yoon Suk Yeol, he has been removed from office immediately meaning a formal end to his presidency. An early presidential election will have to be held within two months, so that a new president can take office.
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South Korea's Constitution specifically says, "a successor must be elected within 60 days, in case the president is disqualified by a court ruling." And the nation's Public Official Election Act says, the day of the election must be publicly announced by the President or acting President by "not later than 50 days before the election day." This means, since the court ruled against Yoon on April 4th, Acting President Han Duck-soo must announce an election day before April 14th.
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The National Election Commission has already said that if a snap election were to take place, it would be sometime between May 24th and June 3rd. But it's widely believed that the election will be held on June 3rd, exactly 60 days after the ruling, to give parties as much time as possible to prepare for elections and leave some time for campaigning. Another reason is that June 3rd is a Tuesday.
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snap election 조기선거
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Mondays and Fridays are usually not seen as viable options for an election day, due to fear of low voter turnouts, as voters are less likely to head to polls right before or after weekends. And this is not the first time South Korea is holding a snap election. Eight years ago, an early presidential election was held after former President Park Geun-hye was removed from office over a corruption scandal.
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viable option 실행가능한 선택(안)
viable (계획 따위가) 실행 가능한, 실용적인.
voter turnout 유권자의 투표수, 투표율.
turnout 참가자의 수, 투표자의 수, 투표율
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The court ruled against Park on March 10th, 2017 , and most parties registered their candidates to run for the presidential election from March 31st to April 4th. Then, the election was held on May 9th, exactly 60 days after the Constitutional Court's ruling. So just as was the case in 2017, the country is likely to set aside a full two months to prepare for an election to choose its next president.
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just as was the case in 2017
2017년에도 그랬던 것처럼
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