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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

Timeline: How South Korea President Yoon Lost His Country’s Trust and Approval

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Angry rice farmers. Striking doctors. A $2,200 Dior bag. South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, may have sealed his political fate last week when he declared martial law, triggering public outrage. But he was hardly a beloved figure before that. Even before Mr. Yoon’s brief imposition of military rule, a series of scandals and unpopular … Read more