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The Korea Times drew comparisons between Yoon's impeachment and that of President Park Geun-hye in 2017, suggesting Yoon survived the first impeachment attempt due to PPP fears that it would suffer a crushing defeat in any ensuing snap presidential election, similar to what happened to the Saenuri Party seven years earlier after Park was ...
Yoon has been unpopular since taking office in 2022, with his latest approval ratings hovering around the 25 percent mark since April. South Korea's parliament has twice impeached presidents: Roh ...
Yoon became the second conservative president to be impeached in South Korea when the opposition-led parliament voted to suspend his duties on Dec. 14. Impeached South Korean President Detained ...
President Yoon Suk Yeol, foreground, with wife Kim Keon-hee at an official event in Daegu, South Korea, in June. The Constitutional Court now has 180 days to rule on his impeachment.
Yoon Kab-keun, a lawyer for the impeached president, said the arrest warrant was illegal and invalid because the CIO did not have the authority under South Korean law to request a warrant.
The trial, which must conclude within 180 days from the date of Yoon's impeachment, could take months to resolve. If the court decides to remove Yoon from office, a presidential election must be ...
A South Korean court approved arrest warrants on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence amid a criminal investigation into his martial law decree.
14 December: Mr Yoon is impeached by the parliament with the support of 204 of the 300 lawmakers in the one-chamber parliament. At least 12 PPP members vote to impeach.