S Korean leader under pressure as impeachment vote looms

Yoon Suk Yeol is facing protests and a police investigation into his shock martial law decree.

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South Korean ruling party boycotts impeachment vote

South Korea's embattled president has survived an impeachment vote for now. Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law earlier this week, shocking the nation. Today an initial motion to oust Yoon ...
CBS News - 4d
South Korean president survives impeachment vote

Lawmakers narrowly failed to pass a bill to censure Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law on Tuesday.
BBC News - 4d
South Korean president survives impeachment vote

Members from Yoon Suk Yeol’s People Power party walked out of the chamber before the ballot
Financial Times - 4d
Motion to impeach South Korean president fails after vote boycott

Dramatic walkout by members of Yoon Suk Yeol’s party leads assembly speaker to declare vote invalid. A motion to impeach the South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, over his ill-fated declaration of ...
The Guardian - 4d
South Korean president apologises for martial law attempt as impeachment vote looms

Yoon Suk Yeol tells nation he will face legal consequences and will not try to impose martial law for a second time. The South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has apologised for his short-lived ...
The Guardian - 5d
South Korean president being pressured to resign by own party ahead of impeachment vote

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is being called on to resign by the leader of his own party ahead of Saturday's impeachment vote. Yoon sent the country into chaos when he declared martial law ...
CBS News - 5d
South Koreans protest president's impeachment as he’s under investigation

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s party vowed to oppose efforts to impeach him over his failed attempt to impose martial law, as opposition lawmakers said they would vote on the motion on ...
NBC News - 6d
South Korea's parliament impeaches 4 officials as a vote on impeaching Yoon over his martial law declaration looms

South Korea's parliament impeaches 4 officials as a vote on impeaching Yoon over his martial law declaration looms
ABC News - 6d
South Korean Leader Will Face Impeachment Vote Over Martial Law Declaration

Lawmakers filed a motion to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol, reflecting the fury over his audacious response to political gridlock. He lifted martial law within hours, and plans to address the ...
The New York Times - Dec. 4