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South Korea's President Yoon survives impeachment motion after ruling party boycotts vote

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The motion, tabled by opposition politicians, needed the support of two-thirds of South Korea’s 300-member National Assembly to pass.

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  1. NPR

    The president of South Korea is facing calls to resign or be impeached (opens NPR)

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    Opposition parties in South Korea filed a motion on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, after he briefly imposed martial law over the country.

  2. The Hill

    South Korea opposition parties move to impeach president over martial law declaration (opens The Hill)

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    Opposition parties moved to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over his sudden declaration of martial law, which thrust one of the U.S.’s closest allies into peril. The motion to impeach was shared during a news conference, with the opposing Democratic Party and five others jo…

  3. The Guardian

    South Korea crisis live: motion to impeach President Yoon submitted, say opposition parties (opens The Guardian)

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    Opposition Democratic party lawmakers have called on Yoon Suk Yeol to resign immediately or they would seek his impeachment

  4. New York Post

    South Korea’s opposition parties submit a motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial law (opens New York Post)

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    South Korea’s opposition parties on Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing pressure to leave office hours after he ended a short-lived martial law that prompted troops to encircle parliament before lawmakers voted to lift it.

  5. UPI

    South Korea’s Yoon faces impeachment motion after martial law attempt (opens UPI)

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    South Korea's opposition parties submitted an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday afternoon, just hours after his short-lived attempt at imposing martial law was overturned by lawmakers.

  6. NPR

    South Korea's president faces calls to resign or be impeached (opens NPR)

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    Opposition parties have filed a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol and plans for rallies in major cities are underway.

  7. Foxla

    South Korea's lawmakers move to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law (opens Foxla)

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    South Korea's lawmakers are pushing to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol in the wake of his sudden imposition of martial law.

  8. Washington Times

    South Korea’s Yoon facing impeachment threat by opposition parties over sudden martial law (opens Washington Times)

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    South Korea's opposition parties in the National Assembly submitted a motion Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, who one day before had declared martial law only to back down hours later after spontaneous street protests and a unanimous vote against the decree by furious South Korean lawma…

  9. The Guardian

    South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, facing impeachment after martial law shock (opens The Guardian)

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    Opposition parties submit motion to impeach Yoon after his shock bid to put South Korea under martial law for first time in over four decades

  10. The Guardian

    South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, facing impeachment after martial law shock | First Thing (opens The Guardian)

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    Opposition parties submit motion to impeach Yoon and could vote on it as soon as Friday. Plus, how AI will rob music workers of nearly a quarter of their income within four years

  11. Newsweek

    South Korean president faces impeachment after botched martial law move (opens Newsweek)

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    The opposition party in South Korea has filed a motion to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol following his declaration of martial law .

  12. Digital Journal

    The troubled history of South Korean presidents (opens Digital Journal)

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    South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is now facing impeachment after a shock bid to suspend civilian rule.But he is far from the first South Korean

  13. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    South Korean President Yoon faces impeachment: How did we get here? (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing impeachment by parliament after he declared martial law only to revoke it 6 hours later amid immense backlash.

  14. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    South Korean president fights impeachment as he’s investigated for insurrection (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    President Yoon Suk Yeol’s party said it would oppose a vote to impeach him after he declared emergency martial law, only to lift the order hours later.

  15. UPI

    Yoon to face impeachment vote Saturday as South Korean martial law crisis continues (opens UPI)

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    South Korean opposition lawmakers are pushing to hold an impeachment vote on Saturday against President Yoon Suk Yeol as the fallout from his short-lived declaration of martial law continues.

  16. Foreign Policy

    South Korea’s President Faces Impeachment After Short-Lived Martial Law Order (opens Foreign Policy)

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    Yoon Suk-yeol’s ouster is likely, which could mark a major win for the liberal opposition.

  17. Voice of America

    South Korea’s ruling party opposes impeachment of president over martial law debacle (opens Voice of America)

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    Move by Yoon’s People Power Party could lead to defeat of Saturday’s impeachment vote; national police open investigation of Yoon and three others over possible treason

  18. Fox News

    South Korean president to face impeachment vote this weekend over martial law order, lawmakers say (opens Fox News)

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    South Korean opposition lawmakers will hold a vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after the president declared martial law on Tuesday, citing "anti-state" activities by his opponents.

  19. The Guardian

    How South Korea’s impeachment process works after Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law bid (opens The Guardian)

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    Removing the president requires a parliamentary two-thirds majority, which the opposition lacks, and approval by a constitutional court that technically might not have enough judges

  20. Voice of America

    South Korean president faces impeachment (opens Voice of America)

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    Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, faces impeachment after declaring martial law on Tuesday. Ukrainian diplomats are traveling the globe, trying to secure support. Namibia has elected its first woman president, and U.S. President Joe Biden faces political fallout for pardoning his son.

  21. The Guardian

    South Korea police investigate President Yoon as ruling party vows to block impeachment (opens The Guardian)

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    People Power party says it will vote against impeachment bill brought by opposition amid outrage over Yoon’s attempt to declare martial law

  22. NBC New York

    Yoon should not remain as South Korean president, his party leader says (opens NBC New York)

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    The head of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s conservative People Power Party reversed his earlier position, signaling openness to his impeachment for declaring...

  23. Insider

    The South Korean president's party says he needs to go — and that he tried to arrest its leaders during martial law (opens Insider)

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    Yoon already faces an impeachment motion by the main opposition party, which holds a majority in parliament. His party leader now wants him out.

  24. NPR

    After trying to impose martial law, South Korea's president faces an impeachment vote (opens NPR)

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    After President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed attempt to impose martial law, South Korea's parliament will vote Saturday on his impeachment. Yoon's own party chief has called for his powers to be suspended.

  25. The Week

    South Korean president faces rising impeachment odds (opens The Week)

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    Opposition lawmakers said they would vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol following his recent imposition of martial law

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