Yoon Suk Yeol in 2022. South Korea has been governed as a presidential democracy under the 1987 constitution, which provides for a strong independent executive.As a result, presidents can only be removed by a difficult impeachment process, rather than a simple vote of no confidence.Only one Korean president, Park Geun-hye, has been removed from office through impeachment, which occurred in ...

Dec 16, 2024 · South Korea's constitutional court has begun trial proceedings for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was suspended for declaring martial law and plunging his country into...

Jan 13, 2025 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of evading...

Jan 14, 2025 · South Korea's Constitutional Court has held its first hearing to decide if suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol should be removed from office after his shock martial law attempt last month.

1 day ago · SEOUL - President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial entered its final stage this week, with just two formal hearings remaining, and legal circles expecting the verdict would be out in mid-March.

Dec 16, 2024 · South Korea's constitutional court has begun trial proceedings for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was suspended for declaring martial law and plunging his country into...

Jan 14, 2025 · SEOUL: The impeachment trial of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol started on Tuesday (Jan 14), with the country's Constitutional Court deciding whether to strip him of his...

Dec 27, 2024 · The Constitutional Court held its first preparatory hearing for President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial on Friday. The hearing took place at the court in Jongno District, central Seoul, and was led by justices Lee Mi-son and Cheong Hyung-sik, with Cheong serving as the lead judge responsible for organizing the case.

Feb 4, 2025 · South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol (second from the right) attends the fifth hearing of his impeachment trial on Tuesday. (Reuters: Jung Yeon-Je)He said Mr Yoon had ordered him to ...

Jan 14, 2025 · SEOUL - South Korea’s Constitutional Court opened the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Jan 14 over his failed martial law bid, but quickly adjourned the first hearing after the...