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12 conservatives join opposition to impeach Yoon

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South Korean lawmakers have impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law. In a vote Saturday, 12 conservative lawmakers joined opposition forces to impeach Yoon, whose powers will now be suspended until the country’s Constitutional Court decides whether to formally remove him from office. Here is more from VOA’s Bill Gallo … Read more

What happens next after vote to impeach South Korea’s president? | South Korea

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The vote to impeach South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was a dramatic fall from grace for the conservative leader, who must now suffer the ignominy of being forced from office well before the end of his five-year term. But the vote on Saturday in the national assembly, where the impeachment motion just exceeded the … Read more