While the impeachment ruling for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol remains delayed, on March 24 the Constitutional Court made a decision to dismiss the impeachment of Prime Minister and Acting President Han Duck-soo on March 24. The court’s reasoning in dismissing Han’s impeachment shows parallels to the dismissal of formerContinue Reading
SEOUL: Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets on Saturday (Mar 22) as rallies for and against the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol intensified over the upcoming Constitutional Court’s decision on whether to dismiss him. Yoon was impeached by lawmakers over his disastrous Dec 3 declaration ofContinue Reading
On February 25, South Korea’s Constitutional Court wrapped up the impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon’s martial law declaration on December 3 was the catalyst for the opposition to impeach him, and it took only 11 days for the National Assembly to pass a bill to thatContinue Reading
As President Yook Suk-yeol waits for the Constitutional Court to decide on his impeachment, polling shows broad disapproval of his presidency. What does this mean going forward? Yoon narrowly won the presidency in 2022 against Lee Jae-Myung of the the Democratic Party (DP). In what was dubbed an “unlikeable election,”Continue Reading
In 2017, former president Park Geun-hye was removed from office 11 days after the final arguments in the Constitutional Court in her impeachment trial. South Koreans have gathered in huge numbers in the capital Seoul supporting and backing the conservative leader’s removal, saying the delay has been frustrating and madeContinue Reading
President Yoon Suk-yeol, while campaigning for the presidency in 2021, appeared on televised debates with the Chinese character for “king” written on his palm. Yet as his very first move as president, Yoon relocated the seat of government from the Blue House to Yongsan – supposedly to whittle down “theContinue Reading
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached by the National Assembly only 11 days after his failed attempt to control the country through martial law. Given South Korea’s experience with martial law under military dictatorships, a return to those days was unacceptable for South Korean citizens, especially those who experiencedContinue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea’s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, said on Saturday (Mar 1) he hoped his country and Japan could “open a new chapter” in their relations. His comments came during a speech at the Mar 1 Independence Movement Day ceremony, a holiday marking the anniversary of the 1919 Korean uprising againstContinue Reading
On February 25, the Constitutional Court wrapped up the impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, for his declaration of martial law on December 3. In addition to the impeachment, Yoon has also become the first sitting president to be indicted and arrested by South Korean investigation agencies overContinue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol would frequently “rant” about declaring martial law over drinks with colleagues, according to a new book by the former leader of his ruling party released on Wednesday (Feb 26). Yoon plunged democratic South Korea into political turmoil when he declared martial law onContinue Reading
