With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil.
Polarization in South Korea, has helped a political leader rally enough support to potentially thwart accountability.
Despite the public’s support for impeaching the South Korean president, the ruling People Power Party just outpolled the main opposition Democratic Party.
South Korea's opposition Democratic Party said Wednesday that the arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was the beginning of restoring order to the country after weeks of political turmoil.
SEOUL--South Korea’s ruling party leader said on Friday ... The main opposition Democratic Party has submitted a motion in parliament to impeach Yoon and scheduled a vote for Saturday evening.
Acting President Choi Sang-mok faces not only the task of steering a shaky economy and rebuilding confidence among global allies but simply staying in his job amid the worst political crisis in decades.
PRESIDENT Yoon Suk-yeol attended a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial, where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
Yoon Suk Yeol made his first public appearance since becoming South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained over his martial law declaration.
After Yoon Suk Yeol became the first sitting South Korean leader to be detained, on charges of insurrection over his failed martial law bid, right-wing groups repeatedly shared a manipulated image they claimed showed US President Donald Trump watching news about Yoon's arrest.
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at the Constitutional Court for the first time Tuesday, facing a possible grilling by judges who will decide whether to remove him