South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han
Han has been the caretaker leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the assembly over his short-lived imposition of martial law earlier this month.
South Korea opposition plans vote to impeach acting President Han
South Korea's main opposition party introduced a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday, a day before it plans to seek a vote on the move, which could deepen a constitutional crisis triggered by a short-lived martial law.
South Korea lawmakers move to impeach acting president in bid to break political deadlock
The country’s politicians are in a stalemate battle over the constitutional court that will decide the future of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea’s opposition party vows to impeach acting president
South Korea’s main opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo after he missed an opposition-set deadline to approve independent investigations into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife.
South Korea's opposition vows to impeach acting president
South Korea's opposition said Tuesday it would impeach acting president Han Duck-soo in protest at the interim leader's refusal to sign into law special bills to investigate his impeached predecessor.
Impeached South Korean president's lawyers slam detention efforts as acting leader warns of clash
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denounced efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern Wednesday over a possible clash between law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel.
Strength of South Korea democracy tested as president defies arrest
Protesters have thronged the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, where officials trying to arrest him were blocked by security guards.
Lessons from self-inflicted blows to democracy in South Korea and the U.S.
The brief declaration of martial law in South Korea last month has drawn comparisons to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The attempted power grabs could hold lessons for other democracies.
Can US ties with South Korea survive ongoing chaos on the peninsula?
Washington, a return to normalcy would come as a relief regardless of who’s in charge in Seoul. The current crisis has been a ...
South Korea's impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff
South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on ...
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South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach president over martial law debacle
South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday in an extraordinary rebuke that came about after his own ruling party turned on him following his refusal to resign ...
A rallying call for democracy in South Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempted martial law declaration sparked a wave of collective resistance from ...
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S. Korea's opposition moves to impeach acting president
South Korea's opposition said Thursday it filed an impeachment motion ... The opposition Democratic Party is therefore now ...
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South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach president over martial law declaration
Yoon's conservative supporters, meanwhile, have held counterprotests, denouncing attempts to impeach the president. Yoon has been banned from leaving South Korea, as law enforcement authorities ...
South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo
The assembly approved the impeachment motion in a 192-0 vote on Friday. Governing party lawmakers boycotted the vote.
What America should learn from South Korea’s democratic crisis
Any “us vs. them” dynamic can be dangerous for democracy. But when that divide centers on mutually exclusive visions of a ...