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SEOUL: South Korea faces a critical week, with landmark rulings expected to determine the fates of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and possibly President Yoon Suk Yeol, which could mark a major political turning point.
SEOUL: South Korea appears to be on edge with politicians urged to respect the upcoming ruling from the Constitutional Court amid intensifying protests over the weekend. The court is likely to hand down its verdict on suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment this week.
Protests intensified over the weekend as the Constitutional Court is likely to hand down its verdict on suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment this week.
Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans rallied for and against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday as protests grow while the country's Constitutional Court weighs whether to dismiss him.
SEOUL: Foreign embassies in Seoul have advised avoiding protest hubs as South Korea's Constitutional Court prepares to rule on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol.
THE country's opposition lawmakers called for extra security after an MP was hit in the face with an egg outside a court, with police bracing for unrest ahead of an expected ruling on the fate of the country's impeached president.
SEOUL: The Constitutional Court's conclusion of arguments in President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial on Tuesday (Feb 25) brought an end to more than two months of hearings.
SEOUL: With the Constitutional Court's impeachment ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol looming, a wave of betting has swept across South Korea, reminiscent of the illegal gambling scene that emerged during former President Park Geun-hye's impeachment in 2017.
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean appeals court held on Wednesday that main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was not guilty of violating the election law, reversing a lower court's ruling and removing a possible block in his path to run for president.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's opposition Democratic Party on Monday urged the country's Constitutional Court to swiftly rule on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, saying keeping the country waiting is "irresponsible" and deepening social division.
SEOUL: South Korea's opposition Democratic Party on Monday (March 17) urged the country's Constitutional Court to swiftly rule on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, saying keeping the country waiting is "irresponsible" and deepening social division.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans gathered in huge numbers in the capital Seoul on Saturday to support or oppose impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol before a court decides whether his short-lived declaration of martial law disqualifies him from office.
THE court has overturned Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's (pic) impeachment, reinstating him as the acting leader as the country waits for a separate verdict on President Yoon Suk-yeol's political fate.
SEOUL: The Seoul High Court on Wednesday (March 26) acquitted Lee Jae-myung (pic) of violating the Public Official Election Act, paving the way for the main opposition leader to consolidate his leadership in the liberal bloc.
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing growing speculation over the likelihood that he may voluntarily resign from his position before the Constitutional Court’s verdict officially determines whether he is to be ousted.
SEOUL: In South Korean history, five of the country's 13 presidents have been arrested and jailed either during their time in office or afterwards. Being behind bars has limited their ability to communicate with the public as freely as they did when in office.
SEOUL: The Constitutional Court of Korea, which has been deliberating the impeachment case against President Yoon Suk Yeol for more than 15 days, is likely to set a record as Korea's lengthiest presidential impeachment case.
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok called on Friday for the nation to respect and accept any decision, ahead of a Constitutional Court's ruling on the impeachment of leader Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law order.
SEOUL: South Korea's Constitutional Court on Monday (March 24) overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation's No. 2 official as acting leader, while not yet ruling on the separate impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol.
If South Korea formally impeaches its suspended president over his martial law debacle, one firebrand pastor says he is ready for "revolution".
