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The conservative party of embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a quandary: How do members distance themselves from an unpopular leader without handing a big win to their political opponents. For now, they are trying to accomplish that by blocking Yoon’s impeachment in a vote set to take place in the coming days…
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Protesters are blocked by police officers as they try to march to the presidential office after a candlelight vigil against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s President accepted the resignation of his Defence Minister on Thursday (December 5, 2024) as opposition…
SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing the threat of impeachment, with opposition lawmakers accusing him of violating his constitutional duty and committing a crime akin to treason when he declared martial law on Tuesday. Yoon lifted the martial law declaration before dawn on Wednesday, just hours after opposition-controlled parliament rejected his attempt…
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol has consistently taken a firm stance against nuclear-armed North Korea. | Photo Credit: AP South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called on March 1 for the international community to back “unification efforts” after Pyongyang earlier this year declared Seoul its “principal enemy”. Ties between the two Koreas have been…
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South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol sounded a warning to fellow world leaders on September 21 about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia, saying any action by a permanent U.N. Security Council member to circumvent international norms would be dangerous…