Credit: AP Lee, who drove the legislative efforts to impeach Yoon, pinned his presidential campaign on unity, promising not to target conservatives and calling for an end to political polarization.

South Korean lawmakers pass a bill to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law in December, at the National Assembly in Seoul ...

In South Korea, the collective memory of a pro-democracy uprising inspires a new generation to resist authoritarianism.

Many younger South Koreans bristled, and they came out in force in front of the parliament, urging lawmakers to impeach Yoon, who did maintain significant support, particularly among older and ...

Seoul, South Korea — Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president of South Korea in a snap election sparked by the impeachment of the country's former leader, Yoon Suk Yeol. As ...

South Koreans impeached their president Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 14 last year for briefly imposing martial law on Dec. 3 to quell opposition to his government.