The National Assembly on Thursday unveiled a monument in remembrance of parliament's vote that blocked a martial law bid by ...

Amidst historic constitutional shifts, South Korea’s democracy endured a surprise attempt at a return to martial law. At the ...

Who is Yoon and what was he thinking? Yoon, a political newcomer, took office in 2022 with the conservative People Power Party, winning the presidential election by a margin of less than 1%.

Protesters against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gather outside the ruling People Power Party headquarters in Seoul, Dec. 6, 2024.

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.

13:01 , Jabed Ahmed South Korea‘s main opposition Democratic Party said it would not give up its attempt to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after losing a parliamentary vote.

The Democratic Party has called for the immediate execution of the warrant and criticized Yoon for inciting supporters to obstruct justice.

The main opposition Democratic Party accused the president of “concealing suspicions” surrounding his wife, and the mounting public backlash even caused a rift between Yoon and senior members ...

In 2022, in his first national election campaign, Yoon defeated Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung in the country’s most closely fought presidential election.

FILE - South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party admits defeat in the election at the party's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on March, 10, 2022.