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Yoon Suk-yeol impeachment
![Angry Young Men Amid South Korea’s Impeachment Turmoil Angry Young Men Amid South Korea’s Impeachment Turmoil](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2025-02-10-144802.jpg)
Angry Young Men Amid South Korea’s Impeachment Turmoil
By Eunwoo Lee
Gender, again, is determining the flow of South Korea’s political upheaval.
![Gi-Wook Shin on South Korea’s Political Maelstrom Gi-Wook Shin on South Korea’s Political Maelstrom](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2025-01-28-202157.jpg)
Gi-Wook Shin on South Korea’s Political Maelstrom
By Shannon Tiezzi
The martial law episode – and all that followed – “reflects a broader global pattern of democratic erosion but also showcases Korea’s unique strengths.”
![South Korean President Attends Impeachment Trial South Korean President Attends Impeachment Trial](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-12-04-181607.jpg)
South Korean President Attends Impeachment Trial
By Mitch Shin
Despite his refusal to appear for questioning in the CIO's investigation, Yoon Suk-yeol attended the impeachment trial held by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
![Pro-Yoon Rioters Attack Courthouse After New Arrest Warrant Against the President Pro-Yoon Rioters Attack Courthouse After New Arrest Warrant Against the President](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2025-01-20-131605.jpg)
Pro-Yoon Rioters Attack Courthouse After New Arrest Warrant Against the President
By Mitch Shin
In the wake of the court’s decision to extend the detention of Yoon Suk-yeol, his supporters used violence against the police and stormed the courthouse.
![South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol Detained on 2nd Attempt South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol Detained on 2nd Attempt](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2025-01-06-165145.jpg)
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol Detained on 2nd Attempt
By Shannon Tiezzi
Over 3,000 police came to bring in Yoon for questioning after a much smaller initial attempt was blocked by presidential security.
![Blinken’s Last Trip to Seoul and Its Implications Blinken’s Last Trip to Seoul and Its Implications](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2025-01-07-131913.jpg)
Blinken’s Last Trip to Seoul and Its Implications
By Le Nhu Mai
During this sensitive time of Seoul’s political turmoil, Blinken’s much-awaited visit to South Korea is the last gift that the Biden administration wants to offer its ally.
![The South Korean Government and Presidential Security Service Are Trampling the Rule of Law The South Korean Government and Presidential Security Service Are Trampling the Rule of Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2025-01-06-165145.jpg)
The South Korean Government and Presidential Security Service Are Trampling the Rule of Law
By Eunwoo Lee
Their blind protection of President Yoon Suk-yeol perpetuates his insurrection.
![From Leadership to Limbo? South Korea’s Democracy Faces Its Toughest Test From Leadership to Limbo? South Korea’s Democracy Faces Its Toughest Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-12-16-132038.jpg)
From Leadership to Limbo? South Korea’s Democracy Faces Its Toughest Test
By Tunchinmang Langel
South Korea must prioritize constitutional integrity over partisan gains to ensure that democratic ideals do not devolve into enduring political instability.
![Arrest Warrant Issued Against South Korean President Yoon Arrest Warrant Issued Against South Korean President Yoon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-26-131216.jpg)
Arrest Warrant Issued Against South Korean President Yoon
By Mitch Shin
For the first time in South Korea’s history, an arrest warrant requested by the investigation agency against the president has been issued.
![South Korean Women’s Resistance at the Heart of Yoon Suk-yeol’s Impeachment South Korean Women’s Resistance at the Heart of Yoon Suk-yeol’s Impeachment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-12-30-122802.jpg)
South Korean Women’s Resistance at the Heart of Yoon Suk-yeol’s Impeachment
By Ahlem Faraoun
More than a reaction to Yoon’s autocratic and anti-feminist tendencies, the massive participation of women is the culmination of long-standing struggles for gender equality, and unmet demands for justice.
![South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo Impeached South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo Impeached](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-12-27-133315.jpg)
South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo Impeached
By Mitch Shin
A day after Han Duck-soo vowed not to appoint three judges for the Constitutional Court, the main opposition party impeached the acting president.
![How Court Rulings May Shape South Korea’s Next President How Court Rulings May Shape South Korea’s Next President](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-11-19-140506.jpg)
How Court Rulings May Shape South Korea’s Next President
By Kenji Yoshida
It’s not just Yoon whose political career hangs in the balance; opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung is grappling with numerous legal woes of his own.
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