Three years after winning South Korea’s closest presidential race, President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally removed from office as the Constitutional Court upheld his impeachment over a stunning December

South Korea's Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up an election to replace him.

SEOUL—South Korea’s Constitutional Court ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law, clearing the way for a snap vote to elect a new president who will contend with deep divisions at home and rising friction with the U.