South Korea’s Yoon replaces defense chief as parliament is poised to vote on his impeachment
The main opposition Democratic Party and other small opposition parties submitted a joint motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over his martial law declaration the previous night.
South Korean parliament introduces motion to impeach President Yoon
Yoon's ruling People Power Party said it would oppose it but the party has been divided over the crisis. The opposition Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, needs at least
South Korean parliament votes to defy the country's president and immediately lift his martial law declaration
South Korean parliament votes to defy the country's president and immediately lift his martial law declaration
South Korean parliament votes to block president's martial law declaration
South Korea's parliament, with 190 of its 300 members present, passed a motion on Wednesday requiring the martial law declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol to be lifted, live TV showed.
Facing impeachment, South Korea’s president replaces defense chief
South Korea’s president accepted the resignation of his defense minister Thursday as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning yet short-lived imposition of martial law that brought armed troops into Seoul streets.
South Korea's Yoon Names New Defence Minister After Botched Martial Law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, as new defence minister, Yonhap news reported on Thursday.
South Korean lawmakers push to impeach president after martial law decree
South Korean lawmakers began impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after he briefly imposed martial law and then reversed course on that decision just hours later. Yoon claimed martial law was necessary to protect the country from "North Korea's communist forces" and to "eliminate anti-state elements.
South Korean President Yoon's martial law declaration raises questions over his political future
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning martial law declaration lasted just hours, but experts say it raised serious questions about his ability to govern for the remaining 2 1/2 years of his term
Inside the chaos in Seoul after South Korea's president sprang 6 hours of martial law on his people
President Yoon Suk-yeol's announcement sparked a night of urgency in Seoul as lawmakers, troops, and protesters raced to ...
Daily life in Seoul ticks on, but in shock, after six hour martial law drama
South Koreans went to offices, businesses and schools as usual on Wednesday with scarcely any visible signs in the capital ...
Seoul under martial law: Massive protests in South Korea, parliament passes resolution to lift declaration- top developments
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, citing opposition parties' actions as threats to ...
Seoul erupts into chaos as protesters clash with army over South Korea martial law declaration
A parliament member and opponent of the president said he was forced to climb over a nearly 5-foot-tall barrier to get into ...
S.Korea authorities vow to stabilize markets as parliament votes to lift martial law
South Korea's finance minister said on Wednesday the government would deploy all possible measures to stabilize financial ...
How I broke into parliament to save democracy in South Korea
Jung Su-yeon crawled on her hands and knees through the frantic legs of South Korea’s security forces to save democracy.
South Korea: Parliament And Office Of The President In Seoul
Seoul, South Korea ...
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South Korea’s Yoon replaces defense chief with parliament poised to vote on impeachment
On Thursday, Yoon replaced Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun with Choi Byung Hyuk, a retired four-star general who is South ...