SEOUL (Kyodo) -- South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3 to choose a successor to former President Yoon Suk Yeol who was removed from office last week over his short-lived martial law declaration, Prime Minister and Acting President Han Duck Soo said Tuesday.

Han announced the election date following Cabinet approval. An election must be held within 60 days from the date when a president is ousted, according to the Constitution. The official campaigning is likely to begin on May 12, with candidates required to register by the previous day.

The acting president said he will urge all relevant government agencies to work closely with the election commission to ensure "this election can be fairer, more transparent, and more trustworthy than ever before."

June 3 will be a national holiday for the election, he also said.

Last Friday, the country's Constitutional Court removed Yoon from office, upholding a parliamentary motion to impeach him over his Dec. 3 martial law declaration, with all its justices deeming his act unconstitutional and a denial of democracy.