9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook (redirected fromUS President) Thesaurus Legal ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. President of the United States- the person who holds the office of head of state of the Un...
Under South Korea’s constitution, the president can declare martial law during “wartime, war-like situations or other comparable national emergency states” that require the use of military force to maintain peace and order. It was questionable whether South Korea is cur...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech to declare martial law in Seoul, South Korea, on December 3. The Presidential Office/Reuters South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol may have made a political gamble when he declared martial law late Tuesday local time, senior adviser for th...
Political observers say he's now been driven to the point of invoking martial law - temporary rule by the military - as an undemocratic tactic to fend off the political attacks." .. The last time it was declared in South Korea was in 1979, when a long-term president had been assass...
The Irish Times view on political drama in South Korea: president now under pressure A botched attempt to impose martial law has backfired on Yoon Suk Yeol, who now faces the threat of impeachment Expand Members of Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) during...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed S...
Lee Hye-sook, a 57-year-old Yoon supporter, said protesters were trying to stop opposition figures from “attempting to transform our country into a socialist state, similar to North Korea”. Yoon has doubled down on claims the opposition was in league with South Korea’s communist enemies....
Image:South Korea's main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and other politicians at a news conference after the president survived an impeachment motion Hard to see Yoon lasting long as president It was perhaps though enough to placate his party for now - their abstention from voting ...
We're now closing this live blog after an eventful 24 hours in South Korea. Yesterday, the nation - and the world - was left in shock when the country's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, declared martial law, warning of a threat from "shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces". ...