South Korea's Constitutional Court has up to 180 days to determine whether to dismiss Yoon as president or restore his powers. Until then, while suspended, Yoon holds the title of president. Experts suggest the process for inve...
Politics·South Korea South Korea’s opposition prepares to impeach the country’s acting president as political crisis deepens BYAFP December 26, 2024 at 6:44 PM GMT+8 If the opposition passes the impeachment motion against Han in Friday's vote, it would mark the first time democratic South...
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said the issue of Yoon's arrest has sparked a significant societal divide in South Korea, as seen in the recent surge in demonstrations by Yoon's supporters as well as his detractors, highlighting the intensifying political strife between the ruling and opposition ...
Many young people in South Korea have chosen not to marry or have children, citing a change of views toward a marriage and family life and uncertainty of their future.
President Yoon Suk Yeol lurched to the extreme by declaring martial law (the first time since 1980) on his call that it was needed to avert a political crisis and “to protect South Korea’s constitutional order”1. Then just hours later he was forced to backtrack and rescind the declarati...
South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, further deepening the country's political crisis.
South Korea is in political crisis. PresidentYoon Suk Yeoldeclared martial law late on Dec. 3 only to rescind his order six hours later, bowing to legislative pressure. Street protests continue, but there are almost always street protests in Korea. ...
Seoul, South Korea— South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further deepening the country's political crisis set off by President Yoon Suk Yeol's stunningimposition of martial la...
The dynamics of the political crisis in Korea should not appear unfamiliar to the west. Polarisation, the demonisation of democratic rivals and the weaponisation of government instruments drove the ruling and opposition parties into a headlong crisis. The groundwork was laid in April with the opp...