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South Korea's Politics After Impeachment
With the Constitutional Court upholding Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, South Korea heads for a presidential election scheduled ...
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South Korea’s impeached president is removed from office, four months after declaring martial law
South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled ... s formal dismissal from the presidency after parliament voted to impeach him late last year. His removal takes effect immediately, meaning ...
What to expect in South Korea now that Yoon has been removed from office
South Korea, on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) South Korean lawmakers attend during a plenary session of the impeachment vote of President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul, ...
South Korea braces for ruling on president’s impeachment over martial law
Now, a panel of judges will rule on whether that decision will be upheldIf Yoon is impeached, a snap election must be held in 60 days. If he is not impeached, he regains power immediatelyYoon also fac ...
South Korea’s Yoon Impeachment Saga Ends but Troubles Aren’t Over
With little commonality between the two factions, politics has metastasized into a winner-takes-all where, ultimately, both ...
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South Korean court overturns impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating him as acting president
South Korea's Constitutional Court on Monday overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation's No. 2 official as acting leader, while not yet ruling on the ...
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The Martial Law Crisis: How Military Disobedience Helped Save South Korea’s Democracy
Lower-ranking soldiers, through acts of disobedience, played a crucial role in stopping an undemocratic power grab. That ...
South Korea tightens security ahead of Yoon impeachment ruling
South Korea is bracing for a potentially violent public reaction to a Constitutional Court ruling on Friday on whether to remove impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office or reinstate him amid the ...
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South Korea’s Constitutional Court will rule Friday on Yoon’s impeachment
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally to oppose his impeachment near the Constitutional ...
South Korea opposition brings motion to impeach acting president
South Korean opposition parties raised a motion to impeach acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday, the majority Democratic Party said, in a move likely to escalate recent political strife in the ...
South Korea’s President Will Learn His Fate on Friday
The Constitutional Court will announce on Friday whether Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached in December for declaring martial law, will be permanently removed from office or restored to power.
South Korean PM Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president after impeachment overturned
South Korea's Constitutional Court overturned acting President Han Duck-soo's impeachment, reinstating the nation's No. 2 official as acting leader on Monday.