South Korea sets June date for presidential election to replace Yoon
SEOUL, April 8 (UPI) -- South Korea will vote for a new president in a snap election on June 3, its acting president announced Tuesday,…
South Korea sets June 3 as date of election to replace Yoon | Elections News
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announces date of vote to choose a successor to impeached ex-leader Yoon Suk-yeol.South Korea will hold a snap election on June…
Thousands hit the streets for South Korea’s impeached ex-president Yoon | Protests News
The country’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled to remove President Yoon Suk-yeol over his bungled martial law declaration.Thousands of people have taken to the streets in…
South Korea’s Constitutional Court removes President Yoon from office | Politics News
BREAKINGBREAKING, South Korea’s Constitutional Court said that President Yoon Suk-yeol ‘violated’ people’s basic rights by declaring martial law.Seoul, South Korea – The Constitutional Court in…
South Korean court removes Yoon from office in unanimous impeachment verdict
South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the parliamentary impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol with a unanimous decision on Friday, prompting his immediate removal from office…
South Korea’s acting president calls for calm and heightened security ahead of Yoon impeachment ruling
1 of 3 | South Korea's acting president on Wednesday called for the public to calmly accept the Constitutional Court verdict on President Yoon Suk…
Dueling rallies heat up in Seoul as Yoon impeachment decision looms
1 of 10 | Supporters and opponents of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol both held massive rallies in downtown Seoul on Saturday, as…
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol home after release from detention
1 of 4 | South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol gets out of the Presidential Security Service vehicle as he arrives in front his…
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from prison | News
Yoon’s release comes one day after a court cancelled his arrest warrant on insurrection charges.South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been released from…
South Korea’s Yoon defends martial law bid at final impeachment trial hearing
1 of 8 | Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended the final hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul…
South Korea’s President Yoon in court for preliminary ‘rebellion’ hearing | Politics News
Lawyers defending Yoon, who stands charged with trying to incite a rebellion, called for his release from custody.South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has appeared in…
South Korea prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon for insurrection | Courts News
A South Korean president does not have immunity in insurrection charges, which are punishable by life imprisonment or death.South Korea’s prosecutors have indicted impeached President…
South Korea’s anti-graft agency recommends insurrection charges for Yoon | Politics News
Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials says president sought to ‘disrupt the constitutional order’.South Korea’s anticorruption agency has recommended that President Yoon Suk-yeol be charged…
South Korea’s Yoon appears at impeachment trial over martial law bid
1 of 6 | Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gathered near Seoul's Constitutional Court Tuesday as Yoon appeared at an impeachment trial…
South Korea’s President Yoon defends martial law call at impeachment trial | News
Yoon says special forces soldiers sent to National Assembly on December 3 were not there to disable the legislature.South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has rejected…
South Korean court issues warrant to detain Yoon for extended period over martial law bid
South Korean impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol is shown being taken to the Seoul Detention Center on Wednesday after being questioned over his short-lived imposition…
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, formally arrested | News
A court in Seoul grants request for an arrest warrant, saying there was ‘concern’ that Yoon could ‘destroy evidence’.A court in South Korea has approved…
South Korea’s Yoon refuses questioning as authorities seek longer detention | Politics News
Anticorruption agency says it will ask court to extend impeached president’s detention by up to 20 days.South Korean anticorruption investigators have said they will seek…
Impeached South Korean President Yoon detained for questioning over martial law attempt
1 of 9 | A Yoon supporter looks at a "Stop the Steal" sign ahead of the impeached president's arrest Wednesday. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI…
Yoon Suk Yeol becomes South Korea’s first sitting president to be arrested
ReutersYoon is the first sitting South Korean president to be arrestedSouth Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country's first sitting president to be arrested,…