section_path: Declaration of martial law/Removal from office
section_name: Removal from office
paragraph_text: Removal from office
  
  On 4 April 2025, by a unanimous decision, an eight-judge Constitutional Court upheld Yoon's impeachment, formally removing him from office. This made him the shortest-serving president in South Korea's democratic history. An election to determine his successor was required to take place within 60 days following his removal. That election occurred on June 3.
  
  The Court removed Yoon from office on the basis of the following constitutional violations during his declaration of martial law:
  
  A week after the ruling, on 11 April, Yoon and his wife vacated their official residence and moved back to their personal accommodation in Gangnam, Seoul.