Assembly speaker calls PM, ruling party's joint exercise of presidential power 'unconstitutional' National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said Sunday it would be a "blatant violation of the Constitution" should the prime minister and ruling party jointly exercise presidential power.Dec 8, 2024By Yonhap
Police search official residence, office of arrested ex-defense minister Police conducted a search-and seizure of evidence at the official residence and office of former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on Sunday, officials said, amid a widening probe over treason charges in connection with President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law last week.Dec 8, 2024By Yonhap
Prosecution says it has booked Yoon as suspect, citing 'numerous' complaints President Yoon Suk Yeol has been booked as a suspect on charges of treason, the prosecution said Sunday.Dec 8, 2024By Yonhap
DPK leader accuses ruling party, PM of 'destroying constitutional order'Opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung on Sunday accused the ruling party and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo of "destroying the constitutional order" after the two announced they will work together to manage state affairs following a scrapped impeachment vote on President Yoon Suk Yeol.Dec 8, 2024By Yonhap
PPP leader vows to minimize chaos with Yoon's 'early departure' Ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon vowed Sunday to minimize the fallout from President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law declaration with the president's "early" and "orderly" departure.Dec 8, 2024By Yonhap
PM to convene Cabinet meeting at 2 pm Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will convene a Cabinet meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, officials said, in a move to promptly stabilize the political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law last week.Dec 8, 2024By Yonhap
Ex-defense minister grilled over possible treason in martial law chaos Prosecutors questioned former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on Sunday as part of an investigation into alleged treason following President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law imposition last week.Dec 8, 2024By Yonhap
Despite failed impeachment vote, president's hands off from state affairs Despite President Yoon Suk Yeol narrowly avoiding impeachment, his position has now entered a phase where effective governance appears unfeasible.Dec 8, 2024By Anna J. Park
Ruling party faces harsher criticism for boycotting impeachment vote The ruling People Power Party (PPP) faces growing public anger and criticism as it boycotted the vote on an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, making it fail to meet the quorum.Dec 7, 2024By Kim Rahn
PPP leader vows 'orderly retreat' of President Yoon after impeachment motion scrappedHan Dong-hoon, leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), vowed to work toward an "orderly treat" of President Yoon Suk Yeol following a failed impeachment motion against him Saturday.Dec 7, 2024By Yonhap
