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Lee Jae-myung said Thursday he would run for president in the June snap election triggered by the removal of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office.
From UPI
Han Dong-hoon, a former leader of South Korea's ruling People Power Party, announced his bid for the presidency on Thursday.
From Reuters
The Constitutional Court last Friday upheld Yoon's impeachment, capping four months of unprecedented constitutional turmoil after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law in December sent shockwa...
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South Korea’s Constitutional Court has unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol as president after he threw the nation into turmoil by declaring martial law and sending troops to parliament in an ill-fated effort to break through legislative gridlock.
President Yoon’s brief martial law declaration and subsequent impeachment trial have deeply divided South Korea, a key U.S. ally.
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Yoon Suk Yeol Had a Rapid Rise in South Korean Politics Before an Abrupt DownfallYoon Suk Yeol Had a Rapid Rise in South Korean Politics Before an Abrupt Downfall SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Yoon Suk Yeol’s political rise was fast: the former star prosecutor clinched South Korea’s presidency only a year after he entered politics.
Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol staged a rally in Seoul on Saturday, a day after he was removed from office.
SOUTH Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been removed from office after attempting to stage an armed coup in the country. The leader had declared martial law and violated the constitution by
The unanimous verdict came more than three months after the opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach him.