South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo called on Thursday for talks with U.S. officials to shield the export-reliant economy from the impact of U.S. tariffs and ordered emergency support measures for businesses.

Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo at an economic policy meeting in Seoul on Thursday directed Trade Minister Ahn Duk-guen to prepare "emergency support measures" for the country's auto sector and other industries that will be hit by the U.S. tariffs, according to the trade ministry.

South Korea will hold a snap presidential election within 60 days after the Constitutional Court unanimously removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, upholding his impeachment for imposing martial law last year.

South Korea's Constitutional Court will rule on Friday whether to remove or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration that sparked a crisis in a country seen as a democratic success story.

STORY: South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted from office on Friday over his short-lived attempt at martial law.The Constitutional Court's eight justices ruled unanimously to uphold parliament’s motion to impeach Yoon.

South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday unanimously upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his disastrous martial law declaration, stripping him of office and triggering fresh election

The constitutional court voted unanimously to uphold president Yoon's impeachment following his short-lived declaration of martial law.

South Korea's president has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court voted unanimously to uphold his impeachment. Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duty in December after being impeached by parliament,

In the latest twist to South Korea’s deepening political crisis, the Constitutional Court, the highest legal authority alongside the Supreme Court, reinstated Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as acting president,