SEOUL (AFP) — Starbucks in South Korea has banned customers from using the names of the country’s presidential candidates — or the disgraced ex-president — for their orders, the coffee giant told Agence France-Presse on Wednesday.

South Korea is holding snap presidential elections on 3 June, to decide who will replace impeached former President Yoon Suk Yeol, ousted last month for his disastrous attempt to impose martial law in December.

In South Korea, Starbucks stores run a “Call My Name” service, which allows customers to select a nickname — which they input via the Starbucks app — that baristas use to announce orders when complete.

Customers will not be able to use the names of all seven presidential candidates, including frontrunner Lee Jae-myung, and main conservative rival Kim Moon-soo, until after the vote, the company said.

Starbucks said that they had taken the action, which was announced this week as official campaigning started, based on past experience of customers misusing the “Call My Name” feature during previous elections.

The feature is a “unique Starbucks service designed to build a sense of connection between store staff and customers,” the company said in a statement.

“We do not take any religious or political stance, and we actively monitor and restrict the use of negative language, profanity, sexually explicit content, or any expressions that may be difficult or inappropriate for our staff to call out.”