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Why did Moon Jae-In take office without the usual two-month transition period?

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Moon Jae-In took office without the customary two-month transition period because the convention was suspended to end the political uncertainty that had been precipitated by the impeachment of his predecessor, Park Geun-Hye.1

Following the Constitutional Court's decision to uphold the National Assembly's impeachment of Park on March 10, 2017, a snap election was required to be held within 60 days. Moon won the resulting election on May 9, 2017, and was inaugurated the following day, May 10, 2017.2314