#Duck Soo Impeachment

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Justin McCurry at The Guardian:

South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach the acting president, Han Duck-soo, plunging the country deeper into a political crisis that has caused policy deadlock and damaged its international reputation. On Friday, the national assembly approved an impeachment motion introduced on Thursday by the main opposition party by a 192-0 vote. The chamber has 300 MPs, but members of the ruling People Power party (PPP) boycotted Friday’s vote.

Han took over as president after his predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached over his short-lived imposition of martial law on 3 December. The move triggered six hours of chaos that, for many older South Koreans, brought back memories of the country’s bloody transition from military rule to democracy in the 1980s. The main opposition Democratic party – which has a majority in the national assembly – targeted Han after accusing him of participating in Yoon’s botched imposition of martial law, which ended when MPs forced their way into the parliament building to overturn Yoon’s decree. Yoon had claimed he had declared martial law as a legitimate “act of governance” to root out politicians from opposition parties he accused of pro-North Korean sympathies and anti-state activities. He gave no evidence for those claims, and analysts believe he had become exasperated by his failure to get his budgets past the opposition-controlled national assembly. Had it stood for more than a few hours, the martial law order edict would have suspended all political activity, banned protests and curtailed press freedoms, while police and troops would have been responsible for enforcing the order.

South Korea impeaches its 2nd president in less than a month. This time, it's acting President Han Duck-soo. With Duck-soo's impeachment, Choi Sang-mok will become the interim President.

Will Sang-mok be the 3rd President getting impeached in succession there? stay tuned.

[tomorrowusa]

A right wing president who was elected by a tiny margin and with less than 50% of the vote by appealing to resentful bros has been impeached.

No, not THAT president. It was Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea who finally got the boot after an unsuccessful attempt to impose authoritarian martial law.

South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, almost two weeks after his short-lived declaration of martial law plunged the country into its worst political crisis for decades. In dramatic scenes at the national assembly in Seoul, 204 lawmakers voted for an opposition motion to impeach Yoon, while an estimated 200,000 protesters outside demanded he be thrown out of office. Saturday was the second opportunity in a week the assembly’s lawmakers had to begin the process of ousting Yoon, whose approval ratings have plummeted to 11%. To succeed, the opposition parties, which together control 192 seats, needed at least eight members of Yoon’s People Power party (PPP) to vote in favour to reach the required two-thirds majority of 200 in the 300-seat chamber. In the end, it appears that more PPP members were willing to throw their support behind impeachment. South Korean TV said 85 MPs voted against, while three ballots were spoilt and eight were ruled invalid. Huge cheers erupted outside the chamber as the results were announced, and MPs left to applause from onlookers. The spotlight will now move to the country’s constitutional court, whose six justices must vote unanimously in favour to uphold parliament’s decision. Yoon will now be suspended from office while the court deliberates, with the prime minister, Han Duck-soo, becoming interim president. The court has 180 days to rule on Yoon’s future. If it approves the motion, South Koreans must elect a new president within 60 days of its ruling.

The crowd near the South Korean National Assembly with an effigy of Yoon in jail.

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik signs the approved impeachment motion.

Overreach is a trait of rulers who overestimate the support they have as well as the extent of their power. It was well known in ancient times and appears in a number Shakespeare's plays. Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a classic instance of overreach. Overreach can seriously weaken or even topple those who do the reaching.

[easykorean]

Presidential Yun’s impeachment.

The world has been closely watching now-impeached President Yun Suk-Yeol since he declared martial law on December 3, 2024. As of 7:24PM on December 14,2024, Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo is the interim leader of South Korea. President Yun was immediately suspended after a National Assembly vote. The Constitutional Court will now decide whether to reinstate him or to formally kick him out – this…

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Japão busca manter laços estáveis com a Coreia do Sul após eleições

Tóquio, província de Tóquio, Japão, 6 de abril de 2025, NHK – O governo japonês está atento aos desdobramentos políticos na Coreia do Sul, após a destituição do presidente Yoon Suk-yeol, que teve seu impeachment confirmado pela Corte Constitucional na sexta-feira (4), por ter imposto brevemente a lei marcial em dezembro. Com eleições previstas para ocorrer dentro de 60 dias, o Japão sinalizou a…

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दक्षिण कोरिया में यून सूक येओल का पतन: मार्शल लॉ के फैसले ने खत्म किया राजनीतिक करियर, किम जोंग उन का कट्टर दुश्मन सत्ता से बाहर

South Korea News: दक्षिण कोरिया के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति यून सूक येओल का राजनीतिक सफर अब खत्म हो चुका है। न कोई मिसाइल हमला हुआ और न ही कोई बाहरी खतरा आया, फिर भी उत्तर कोरिया के तानाशाह किम जोंग उन के कट्टर दुश्मन को सत्ता से बेदखल कर दिया गया। 3 अप्रैल 2025 को दक्षिण कोरिया की संवैधानिक अदालत ने सर्वसम्मति से यून के खिलाफ महाभियोग को मंजूरी दे दी, जिसके बाद उन्हें राष्ट्रपति पद से हटा दिया गया। यह…

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South Korea's President Yoon ousted by Constitutional Court cr. Reuters

SEOUL, April 4 l 11: 22 a.m (KST) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted by the Constitutional Court on Friday, which upheld parliament's impeachment motion over his short-lived imposition of martial law last year that sparked the country's worst political crisis in decades.With Yoon's ouster, a presidential election is required to take place within 60 days, according to the country's constitution.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will continue to serve as acting president until the new president is inaugurated. (more at Reuters)

[collapsedsquid]

Impeached Prime Minister Han Duck-soo told the Constitutional Court that Cabinet ministers were concerned about President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid and attempted to dissuade him before he announced it on Dec. 3. "As I recall, all (Cabinet members) were concerned and tried to dissuade him," Han said, referring to a hastily arranged meeting of some Cabinet ministers shortly before Yoon's surprise imposition of martial law. When asked about former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun's testimony that some members were in favor of Yoon's plan, Han replied, "From what I recall, that was not the case at all."

Need to know the sweatiness with which he made that last statement.

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Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) update / December 9, 2024]

"On December 12th, KCTU activists from around the country will gather in Seoul. The KCTU will lead the fight to dismantle the People Power Party."

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KCTU President Yang, Kyeung-soo’s speech for the press conference in front of the PPP headquater

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We are here today to announce our intention to dismantle the People Power Party, who have sided with those who attempted to subvert the will of the people.

On December 3rd, martial law was declared, and members of parliament had to climb over walls to reach the National Assembly to lift it. Citizens put their bodies on the line to break through police lines and prevent military deployment. At that crucial moment, the People Power Party not only refused to join efforts to lift martial law but actively hindered them. Even after Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law attempt failed, the People Power Party refused to participate in last Saturday's impeachment motion against him.

A political party that goes against the will of the people has no right to exist. Therefore, from this moment, we will begin our campaign to dismantle the People Power Party. Last weekend, Han Dong-hoon, the party's chairman, and Han Duck-soo, the Prime Minister, rushed to discuss how they would share power. I have this to say to Chairman Han Dong-hoon: If you lack the courage to stand against Yoon's martial law, if you lack the conscience to protect democracy, shouldn't you at least have some sense of shame? How dare you speak of power-sharing and stabilising the government?

You are accomplices to insurrection. At a time when you should be on your knees begging for the people's forgiveness, who gave you the authority to discuss power-sharing and make extra-constitutional decisions about the president's term? Our citizens understand this. We must stop Yoon Suk-yeol as quickly as possible. Even at this moment, he remains the Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces. Even now, he heads the executive branch.

No law, no measure, no words can stop Yoon's rampage. The only solution is to swiftly impeach him, arrest him, and confine him to the solitary cell in the Eastern Detention Centre that they prepared. Setting the country right and resolving this chaos can only begin by stopping Yoon. The People Power Party must immediately join the impeachment motion. They must apologise to the people and dissolve themselves. Han Dong-hoon, Han Duck-soo, and PPP lawmakers - this is not the time to hunger for power. It's time to right our society and restore democracy.

The KCTU will launch nationwide efforts to dismantle the People Power Party. In constituencies, we will work with citizens to clearly demonstrate voters' wishes. We will make sure their representatives understand exactly what the voters want.

On December 12th, the anniversary of the December 12 military coup, KCTU's activists from all around the country will once again gather in Seoul. We will fight to arrest and detain Yoon Suk-yeol and dismantle the People Power Party. To all citizens who have taken to the streets with candles in this harsh winter, the KCTU will lead the way forward. Let's unite. Let's come together once more to protect and advance the society we created in our squares and streets. We will fight vigorously to dismantle the People Power Party and to impeach and arrest Yoon Suk-yeol.

[planetofsnarfs]

South Korea has voted to impeach its acting president Han Duck-soo, two weeks after parliament voted to impeach its President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Prime minister Han took over the role after President Yoon was impeached by parliament following his failed attempt to impose martial law on 3 December.

Han was supposed to lead the country out of its political turmoil, but opposition MPs argued that he was refusing demands to complete Yoon's impeachment process.

The opposition first filed an impeachment motion against Han on Thursday after he blocked the appointment of three judges that parliament had chosen to oversee Yoon's case.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-detains-nine-journalists-over-protests-against-istanbul-mayors-arrest-2025-03-24/

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Raphael Rashid and Justin McCurry at The Guardian:

South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, almost two weeks after his short-lived declaration of martial law plunged the country into its worst political crisis for decades. In dramatic scenes at the national assembly in Seoul, 204 lawmakers voted for an opposition motion to impeach Yoon, while an estimated 200,000 protesters outside demanded he be thrown out of office. Saturday was the second opportunity in a week the assembly’s lawmakers had to begin the process of ousting Yoon, whose approval ratings have plummeted to 11%. To succeed, the opposition parties, which together control 192 seats, needed at least eight members of Yoon’s People Power party (PPP) to vote in favour to reach the required two-thirds majority of 200 in the 300-seat chamber. In the end, 12 PPP members were willing to throw their support behind impeachment. South Korean TV said 85 MPs had voted against, while three ballots were spoilt and eight were ruled invalid. Huge cheers erupted outside the chamber as the results were announced, and MPs left to applause from onlookers. Yoon, who was immediately suspended, called on South Koreans to support the acting president, Han Duck-soo, but vowed to continue fighting for his political future as the impeachment process enters its next stage.

South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol in the wake of his short-live martial law declaration that drove a lot of backlash against him.

[mariacallous]

It took longer than expected, but South Korea’s Constitutional Court finally pushed the flaming wreckage of Yoon Suk-yeol’s presidency overboard. His illegal declaration of martial law in December, apparently intended to be far more brutal than it turned out, revived terrible memories of the past and directly led to his ouster.

The election of his successor is set for June 3, almost two years early. The liberal opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is expected to triumph, led by former party leader Lee Jae-myung, a controversial figure who was nearly assassinated last year.

However, no one expected Yoon’s self-immolation. Another political surprise is possible—and the consequences for the Korean Peninsula could be significant.

The decision has set the stage for another run by Lee, who narrowly lost to Yoon three years ago. Polls favor the opposition, and Lee won an overwhelming primary victory in late April. However, he faces several legal charges that could preclude his candidacy. In March, the Seoul High Court overturned his sole conviction, reinstating his eligibility to run, but the Supreme Court overturned that verdict on May 1, returning it for the lower court’s reconsideration. He has vowed to remain in the race, but the unresolved cases could complicate his presidency if he is elected.

The outcome of the leadership contest within the ruling People Power Party (PPP) is less predictable. The country’s acting president for the past few months—Han Duck-soo, seen by many as a stabilizing figure—has resigned and announced his candidacy. A disillusioned former PPP legislator, Yoo Seong-min, also announced an independent run.

As in 2017, after the similar ouster of conservative President Park Geun-hye, the ruling party remains divided. Members only agree on preventing Lee’s election. On Saturday, the PPP narrowly chose Kim Moon-soo, a former cabinet minister who opposed Yoon’s ouster, over Han Dong-hoon, a former party leader who supported Yoon’s impeachment, as its candidate. But Kim then announced on May 6 that he was suspending his campaign for now—saying that the party was too divided—and instead looking to form a unity ticket with Han Duck-soo.

Although Lee has a growing edge in public polling, in the 2022 contest, the lead flipped back and forth and ended with a photo finish.

Moreover, the result is likely to trigger new rounds of bitter political combat. Yoon’s trial for insurrection charges began on April 14. If Lee wins, he will face demands to punish the newly minted opposition. DPK Secretary-General Kim Yun-duk has insisted that the PPP should expel Yoon and discipline lawmakers who supported the former president. Other partisans even advocate breaking up the PPP.

However, radical Yoon enthusiasts, such as Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon, continue to blame left-wing conspiracies for Yoon’s fall and urge political resistance to “save our liberal democracy.” If the PPP wins, then Yoon, who has remained politically active, might reemerge publicly. He was greeted by thousands of followers when he moved from the presidential residence to his personal home. However, the DPK would continue to maintain a stranglehold on the National Assembly, though without the two-third majority necessary to override presidential vetoes.

Whatever the result, there will be pressure for constitutional reform, particularly to reduce presidential power. An editorial in the Korea JoongAng Daily contended “blame for the current dysfunction does not rest solely with one man” or party. DPK National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik is pushing for a constitutional referendum, arguing in April that “[a]dvancing democracy is important, but preventing its destruction is more urgent.” Lee has reportedly indicated support for strengthening the premier post but opposed doing so alongside the upcoming election. Hong Joon-pyo, who ran in the PPP primary but ultimately lost and announced his retirement, also called for constitutional reform, though it would likely differ substantially from a DPK program.

Left and right disagree significantly on domestic issues. The PPP long promoted more conservative economic and social policies. In early April, the party released a program drafted to recapture the political center. Yet Lee also has sought to moderate his image. He asserted that in comparison to the previous race, “I feel a lot more responsibility,” and declared that he is “a realist” and even a “centrist conservative.” In launching his campaign, Lee focused on economics: “Everywhere you look in the country, so many are suffering financially.”

However, no matter how bitter, such battles are irrelevant to Washington. Indeed, many U.S. analysts showed little concern with Yoon’s authoritarian tendencies, and some repeated his fevered claims of Chinese and North Korean subversion. Most American policymakers focus on foreign policy and generally favor South Korea’s conservatives. Yoon was a favorite of the Biden administration, the relationship highlighted by his 2023 state visit and karaoke rendition of “American Pie.”

Even today, U.S. analysts express concern about the DPK’s and Lee’s leftward international tilt. However, both Korean parties seek good relations with the United States. The left has long challenged the United States’ military presence and support for the country’s martial rulers, but liberal presidents—Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, and Moon Jae-in—have consistently backed the alliance.

The toughest issue facing Seoul and Washington is likely to be the future of the relationship and host nation support. U.S. President Donald Trump made his first call to the acting South Korean leader, Han, in early April—more than two months into Trump’s term. They apparently talked about a variety of economic and trade issues, as well as Seoul’s host nation support.

Although Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth affirmed U.S. support for the alliance in the days after his confirmation, Trump previously raised the possibility of withdrawing the U.S. garrison and advocated hiking South Korean payments to $10 billion annually, a nearly eightfold increase. He has long doubted the necessity of continued military support for South Korea, which is vastly stronger than North Korea. Moreover, Trump has targeted Seoul with higher tariffs, which he views as justified by South Korean free riding on defense.

Whoever is elected will resist paying more, but Trump is likely to be more insistent in his second term. He might be even more inclined to downgrade defense ties if he reestablishes relations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Such a course could fuel popular support for a South Korean nuclear weapon, something that Yoon once suggested. Progressives have typically opposed the idea, but some DPK members are now debating the issue, and the party is reportedly considering backing plans for peaceful nuclear reprocessing, seen by some as a form of nuclear hedging. Although Washington has traditionally opposed such a course, Trump spoke favorably of such a possibility.

The two Korean parties differ more markedly in their view of South Korea’s place in the world. Moon, the DPK president who served from 2017 to 2022, was committed to improving relations with North Korea alongside with Trump. Moon also sought to maintain friendly ties with China—despite Beijing’s fierce opposition to the deployment of U.S. missile systems in South Korea, which took place partially during his administration—while presiding over an almost total breakdown in relations with Japan.

Yoon made a policy 180 in all three areas. He took a much tougher stance toward North Korea, including by criticizing Pyongyang’s human rights abuses. Indeed, Yoon made regime change a de facto South Korean objective. He also made little effort to warm relations with Beijing, though he avoided criticizing its human rights record. Most important, he ignored South Korean public opinion and warmed ties with Japan, earning almost universal approbation in Washington.

If Kim wins, then he is likely to maintain these policies. However, if Lee is elected, he would almost certainly change South Korea’s diplomatic relations with its neighbors, potentially significantly. In so doing, the liberal Lee might end up closer to Trump than Biden. In February, Lee even praised Trump, saying that he “would do anything to defend America’s own interests. … It’s something we should learn from.” Whether sincere or not, the remarks will likely win Trump’s approval.

Lee, like others on the left, would be likely to seek an opening with Pyongyang. However, his attitude toward seems more pragmatic than that of Moon. In April, the former said that “[n]o ideology or belief can stop the changes of the times. A proactive and forward-looking pragmatism that stands on reality … will determine the future.” In announcing his candidacy, he did not even explicitly mention North Korea, in contrast to his two prior runs.

A few months earlier, Lee commented that the “breakdown of inter-Korean relations due to a rigid North Korea policy, along with Pyongyang’s deepening alignment with Moscow, has heightened military tensions, further undermining prospects for peace as diplomatic channels erode.”

He sounded like a hawkish dove: “Now more than ever, we must maintain a firm military readiness posture and strengthen our capacity to respond to North Korea’s nuclear threats,” he added. “At the same time, we must keep communication channels open and pursue dialogue efforts in parallel.” During his previous campaign, he backed weapons programs as well as South Korea taking over operational control of its military from the United States.

Moreover, Pyongyang has given no indication that it is inclined to engage a Lee government. Nevertheless, if Trump makes another go at Kim Jong Un, Lee’s comments in February indicate that he hopes to sync with Washington: “As President Trump signals his willingness to engage in U.S.-North Korea talks, our government must urge North Korea to return to dialogue and ensure that South Korea is not sidelined in these discussions.” Of course, success wouldn’t come easy.

Lee has also previously urged warmer relations with China, and his aides say that he wants to repair relations. Lee and other progressives once suggested revisiting the decision to allow deployment of the U.S. THAAD anti-missile system in 2017, which triggered a sharp deterioration in relations between Seoul and Beijing. However, he has made no recent mention of the issue.

Public opinion among South Koreans remains sharply negative toward the People’s Republic of China, although there is speculation that Beijing plans to encourage investment by dropping the informal sanctions that it introduced in response to the THAAD deployment. It would be easier for Lee to move forward if Trump eventually struck a trade deal with Beijing. In contrast, if Trump refused to negotiate trade relief with Seoul, a Lee government could align the South Korean economy closer to China’s. Indeed, this will likely be China’s objective while building international resistance to Washington’s trade policies.

On relations with Tokyo, Lee has bitterly attacked Yoon, claiming that the latter chose “the path of a lackey of Japan,” However, of late, he has urged good relations with regional powers, including Tokyo, with which he said in April that ties are “very important” and pledged to “strengthen trilateral cooperation.” Although he may demand more of Japan—something that even South Korean diplomats told me they sought under Yoon—Lee is unlikely to actively downgrade relations.

Finally, Lee might share Trump’s skeptical view of Europe’s importance. Yoon appeared to be much taken at being the first South Korean president to attend a NATO meeting. However, Lee has complained that Yoon “keeps wanting to get dragged” into the Russia-Ukraine imbroglio. He seems more likely to take a practical view of cooperation with the alliance’s European members, who are unlikely to do much to aid South Korea in a conflict.

Although a young democracy, Seoul demonstrated greater sensitivity to executive abuses by removing Yoon than the United States did by reelecting Trump. The Korean people rallied to defend democratic governance in what some have referred to as a “reverse Jan. 6.” Lee contended that the “peaceful revolution led by the South Korean people will be a model for democracies around the world.”

That may be the case—but right now, the United States will be more focused on what happens on a divided Korean Peninsula.

[beardedmrbean]

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's top court cast doubt on Thursday on frontrunner Lee Jae-myung's eligibility to run for the presidency, while the resignations of the prime minister and finance minister shook the interim government in place since December's martial law.

Education Minister Lee Ju-ho took over as acting president, the third since the martial law decree, barely a month before a snap election. The vote was called after the Constitutional Court removed former President Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his brief martial law attempt.

The election race was rocked by a Supreme Court ruling that could threaten the candidacy of former opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung, who has dominated all opinion polls.

The court overturned an earlier ruling that had cleared Lee, saying he had violated election law by publicly making "false statements" during his 2022 presidential bid. It sent the case back to the appeals court and ordered it to issue a sentence, which could bar Lee from running for office for up to five years.

South Korea has been led by a rotating cast of acting presidents since Yoon's impeachment on December 14, hampering efforts to steer Asia's fourth-largest economy through the choppy waters of U.S. tariffs.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who has been serving as acting president, stepped down on Thursday ahead of an expected entry into the presidential race. Han is expected to declare his presidential run on Friday.

Han, 75, had initially lasted less than two weeks in the acting post and was himself impeached and suspended on December 27 after clashing with the opposition-led parliament by refusing to appoint three more justices to the Constitutional Court.

However, the court reinstated Han on March 24.

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok had assumed the position of acting president while the cases of Yoon and Han were before the Constitutional Court.

Choi had been due to take over again after Han stepped down on Thursday but then abruptly resigned himself after parliament restarted impeachment proceedings against him for decisions he had made as acting president.

Choi, who has played a leading role in the response to U.S. tariffs, apologised in a statement for not being able to continue his work while the country faces severe economic conditions at home and abroad.

Education Minister Lee, the next in line by law to serve as the country's acting president, took the helm at midnight on Thursday. He ordered the military to stay on alert and vowed to run the government in a stable manner, local media reported.

Lee, 64, an economist and professor, also called on officials to support a fair presidential election on June 3.

PRESIDENTIAL BID IN DOUBT

Thursday's Supreme Court ruling could undermine Lee Jae-myung's credibility to be on the ballot and further deepen divisions in South Korea after months of political turmoil.

"The defendant's remarks... were judged to be false statements on matters important enough to ruin voters' accurate judgement on the defendant's eligibility for public office," said Chief Justice Jo Hee-de in the verdict.

While the Supreme Court moved unusually fast to consider Lee's election law case, it gave no deadline for the appeals court, which usually takes months to revisit rulings. It was unclear if a decision would come before the June 3 election.

Lee Jae-myung, who has denied any wrongdoing, said he had not expected the verdict to play out this way but pledged to follow the will of the people.

Shin Yul, a political science professor at Myongji University, said the ruling was a blow to Lee and the liberal-leaning Democratic Party.

"The appeals court will decide whether to disqualify him to run for office or not, but the Supreme Court in effect found him guilty... Moderate voters, 10% of the total, will be swayed by this news," he said.

A Gallup Korea survey on April 25 showed that Lee Jae-myung was favourite to win next month's election with 38%, while former head of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) Han Dong-hoon had 8% and Han Duck-soo was on 6%.

Lee Jae-myung is embroiled in several criminal trials, but the election law case has been in the spotlight because if the appeals court finalises a guilty verdict in line with the Supreme Court's decision, Lee would be barred from contesting elections for at least five years.

The Supreme Court, which can take a year or more to consider a case, made its decision on Thursday only about a month after prosecutors appealed the earlier court's decision to clear Lee.

The Democratic Party on Thursday criticised the top court's ruling and a spokesperson told reporters there was no chance of replacing Lee as a candidate.

($1 = 1,423.7500 won)

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Primeiro-ministro da Coreia do Sul reassume como presidente interino

Seul, Coreia do Sul, 25 de março de 2025 – Agência Yonhap – O primeiro-ministro da Coreia do Sul, Han Duck-soo, foi reconduzido ao cargo de presidente interino nesta segunda-feira (24) após a Corte Constitucional do país rejeitar o pedido de impeachment contra ele. A decisão judicial encerra um período de instabilidade política que começou com a declaração de lei marcial pelo presidente Yoon…

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South Korea is acting like more mature and resilient democracies than is the US.

I am jealous. Jealous to have fellow citizens and even members of the would-be dictator’s own party putting country above partisanship. We passed that test with Nixon, but since then the GOP has transformed into a cabal dedicated only to the amoral pursuit of power for its own sake. They’d sooner gather ‘round a fascist than save the republic.

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Korea impeached Han Duck Soo too