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Yoon meets PM, PPP leadership amid opposition's impeachment bid

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday held a meeting with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and leaders of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) to discuss follow-up measures after opposition parties submitted an impeachment motion in response to the short-lived martial law declaration.

Dec 4, 2024By Yonhap
Yoon meets PM, PPP leadership amid opposition's impeachment bid

6 hours of chaos: How martial law was declared and lifted

President Yoon Suk Yeol's abrupt late-night declaration of martial law on Tuesday took even senior aides at the presidential office by surprise, with many reportedly unaware until the announcement was made public.

Dec 4, 2024By Jung Da-hyun
6 hours of chaos: How martial law was declared and lifted
  • Chances of impeachment grow as ruling party leader calls for suspension of president's power

President faces impeachment after bungled martial law declaration

President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief declaration of martial law has plunged him into the most severe leadership crisis of his tenure, as the opposition bloc pushes for his impeachment, accusing him of treason.

Dec 4, 2024By Anna J. Park
President faces impeachment after bungled martial law declaration
  • South Korean president declares martial law claiming need to root out 'anti-state forces'
  • National Assembly votes unanimously to repeal martial law
  • Yoon lifts martial law after parliamentary demand
  • Ruling People Power Party to oppose Yoon's impeachment
  • Motion to impeach Yoon reported to National Assembly plenary session
  • Main opposition seeks vote on Yoon impeachment motion Saturday

Foreign, domestic academics criticize Yoon’s declaration of martial law

Academics both in Korea and overseas are criticizing President Yoon Suk Yeol who triggered the country's largest political crisis in decades Tuesday night when he declared martial law.

Dec 4, 2024By Jhoo Dong-chan
Foreign, domestic academics criticize Yoon’s declaration of martial law

Why did Yoon Suk Yeol declare martial law?

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s sudden declaration of emergency martial law on Tuesday night stunned the nation, leaving many fuming over his rash action, according to political pundits, Wednesday.

Dec 4, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
Why did Yoon Suk Yeol declare martial law?

US 'encouraged by resilience' of S. Korean democracy after martial law turmoil: top envoy

The United States is "encouraged by the resilience" South Korea has demonstrated through its democratic processes following the martial law declaration and its subsequent lifting, its top envoy to Seoul said Wednesday.

Dec 4, 2024By Yonhap
US 'encouraged by resilience' of S. Korean democracy after martial law turmoil: top envoy

Opposition parties submit impeachment motion against Yoon after martial law turmoil

Opposition parties submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday after Yoon's declaration of martial law was blocked by lawmakers.

Dec 4, 2024By AP
Opposition parties submit impeachment motion against Yoon after martial law turmoil
  • Yoon lifts martial law after parliamentary demand
  • Yoon's senior aides offer to resign en masse over martial law declaration
  • Yoon under growing pressure for impeachment over brief martial law bid

History of Korea's martial law declarations

The brief declaration of martial law by President Yook Suk Yeol late Tuesday night marks Korea's first in 45 years and the 17th instance since the government was established in 1948.

Dec 4, 2024By Lee Yeon-woo
History of Korea's martial law declarations

Yoon under growing pressure for impeachment over brief martial law bid

President Yoon Suk Yeol has come under growing attacks from the main opposition party to face impeachment or charges of treason, in the wake of his short-lived attempt to impose martial law that was blocked by the National Assembly.

Dec 4, 2024By Yonhap
Yoon under growing pressure for impeachment over brief martial law bid
  • Yoon lifts martial law after parliamentary demand
  • President Yoon cancels official schedule in aftermath of martial law chaos
  • Yoon's senior aides offer to resign en masse over martial law declaration
  • Opposition parties submit impeachment motion against Yoon after martial law turmoil

Some 280 martial law troops storm into Nat'l Assembly after martial law declared: official

Around 280 martial law troops broke into the National Assembly after President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law, the parliament's secretary-general said Wednesday.

Dec 4, 2024By Yonhap
Some 280 martial law troops storm into Nat'l Assembly after martial law declared: official
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