(Cover: Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party gestures to his supporters as he is congratulated for winning the presidential election outside the party headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2022. /CFP) RELATED STORIES South Korean lawmakers vote to impeach Presiden...
Yoon, a staunch conservative and longtime prosecutor, went from political novice to president of South Korea in 2022, ending five years of liberal rule that saw failed efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis and a slackening economy. But his time in office has been marked ...
A months-long walkout by young doctors over Yoon's measures to address a doctor shortage strained South Korea's healthcare system and increased public criticism of the government's handling of the dispute. HOT MIC In 2022, Yoon was caught cursing on a hot mic afte...
SEOUL, South Korea — The president of South Korea early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed on the country hours earlier, bending to political pressure after a tense night in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. President Yoon Suk Yeol, wh...
South Korea’s parliament on Saturday voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree earlier this month, leaving the country politically paralysed until the Constitutional Court ratifies the move, while jubilant crowds celebrated the resilience of the ...
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly Library in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2022. Yoon Suk-yeol of the main conservative opposition People Power Party won a narrow victory in the South Korean presidential election amid people's aspiration for...
Yoon Suk-yeol is sworn in as South Korea's president during the inaugural ceremony in the National Assembly plaza in Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2022. (Photo by James Lee/Xinhua) SEOUL, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Yoon Suk-yeol of the biggest conservative People Power Party on Tuesday was swor...
Lee left office in the middle of his fourth term in 2014 to successfully run for governor of South Jeolla Province. On May 10, 2017, Lee was nominated by President Moon to be the next Prime Minister of South Korea, succeeding Hwang Kyo-ahn. He left office as governor of the South Jeoll...
Park Chan-dae (front), floor leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, speaks during the plenary session for the impeachment vote of President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 14, 2024. South Korea's parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk-...
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol announces a list of eight cabinet member nominees at the presidential transition committee's office in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2022. /CFP No permanent enemies Two months ago, former prosecutor-general Yoon won the presidential election with a slim m...