South Korean authorities have been bracing for a potentially violent public reaction to a Constitutional Court ruling on impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol.

The President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is officially out of office, and the country will head back to the polls, after the Constitutional Court ruled to uphold his impeachment.

With his ouster, a presidential election is required to take place within 60 days, according to the South Korea's constitution.