As South Korea heads toward a snap presidential election on June 3, the far right is following the Trump playbook (and aesthetic).

With 44.3 million eligible voters set to choose a new president, here's a look at some of the key events with led to South Korea's early elections.

After former President Yoon Suk Yeol released a letter urging people to support People Power Party presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo, PPP Emergency Response Committee Chairman Kim Yong-tae responded with a sharp rebuke.

Latest polls show that his lead over the ruling party’s Kim Moon-soo has narrowed. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thou­sands of supporters of the country's two leading presidential candidates rallied in Seoul, days before a vote triggered by the ex-­leader's disastrous declaration of martial law.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's left-wing presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung proposed on Friday to amend the constitution to make it more difficult to impose martial law, aiming to prevent political crises like the one that erupted last year.

Ahead of South Korea's snap election to replace impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol, social media users shared an altered image of conservative former Daegu mayor Hong Joon-pyo sporting a jacket with a slogan backing the rival camp's Lee Jae-myung.

South Koreans lined up in record numbers to pick their president on May 30, joining lengthy queues to vote early in a poll triggered by the ex-leader's disastrous martial law declaration.

A proposed amendment would include implementing martial law only after getting Parliament’s approval within 24 hours. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.