SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will hold a snap presidential election June 3 to replace recently ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country’s acting leader Han Duck-soo announced Tuesday.

Leading contenders began to throw their hats in the ring on Tuesday as South Korea officially set June 3 for a snap presidential election triggered by last week's removal from office of impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeol.

The country’s Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, dismissing him from office four months after his short-lived imposition of martial law.