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South Korea’s Democracy Remains Vulnerable
Democratic institutions eventually prevailed in impeaching and removing a president who employed an undemocratic tool.
Stain of martial law bid deters use of South Korea Yoon's office
Just three years after South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol moved the presidential office from the historic Blue House, his potential successors are vowing to move again, as they seek to ...
East Asia Forum3d
Yoon’s far-right legacy continues to polarise South Korea
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment highlights the country’s growing ideological divide.
The race is on for South Korea's next leader
South Korea's ruling party faces an uphill battle with less than two weeks to go before the election to replace disgraced ...
North Korea's 'accidental defectors' stuck south of border
Two North Korean fishermen are stranded in South Korea. They want to return home, but North Korea is not communicating. The ...
UCA News3d
S. Korea cops seek journalist arrest over false spy report
Sky eDaily published a report that 99 Chinese spies had been arrested on the day Yoon suspended civilian rule in December ...
Presidential Candidates Vow to Heal a Divided South Korea. They Are Poles Apart.
Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo represent the opposite sides of a country polarized over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s use ...
South Korea’s ex-President Yoon quits party ahead of snap elections
South Korea’s impeached ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol today said he is leaving his conservative party before snap elections ...
Jurist1d
RSF calls on South Korea presidential candidates to commit to press freedom
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged South Korean presidential candidates on Wednesday to commit firmly to protecting press freedom, as the country faces the results of the impeachment and removal ...
The National Interest on MSN6d
South Korea’s Political Crisis
In a period of just a few days, two former presidents of South Korea were indicted, the leading presidential candidate for the upcoming special election had his criminal conviction acquittal ...
Inquirer on MSN5d
South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol leaves party ahead of snap election
SEOUL] South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol left his conservative party on Saturday (May 17) as it gears up for snap ...