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The Constitutional Court’s ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment is taking longer than expected. In short, the eight justices are struggling to coordinate their differing opinions.
South Korea’s Constitutional Court finally ratified former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment on April 4, 111 days after parliament voted to remove him for his attempted December 3 self-coup.
South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, ending months of uncertainty and legal wrangling after he briefly declared martial law in December and ...
The passage of Yoon’s impeachment motion appeared more likely Friday when the chair of Yoon’s party called for his removal on Friday, but the party remained formally opposed to impeachment. 6.
Impeachment vote on South Korean president set for Saturday after martial law chaos 02:17. South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his ...
Yoon's martial law declaration drew criticism from his own ruling conservative party, but it is also determined to oppose Yoon's impeachment apparently because it fears losing the presidency to ...
Yoon's People Power Party boycotted the impeachment vote, put forward by the main opposition Democratic Party, and the motion was scrapped after not enough lawmakers participated. Sign up here.
By the time Mr. Yoon had survived the impeachment motion, the crowd in Seoul had thinned out, but many said they would not give up. “I plan to come every weekend,” said Subin Park, 29.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of evading arrest ...
Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, vowed Friday to seek Yoon's impeachment, describing the decision to impose martial law as incomprehensible and dangerous.
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attend a rally to oppose his impeachment near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, on January 6, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/AP ...