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South Korean ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol quits People Power Party
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced his departure from the People Power Party (PPP) on Saturday and called on voters to support the party's presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo.
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South Korea's ruling party backs impeachment efforts as President Yeol ref
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
South Korea's ruling People Power Party (PPP) has now supported moves to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, following his controversial declaration of martial law, which sparked a political crisis and widespread public outrage, CNN reported on Thursday.
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South Korea puts overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol, prosecuto
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Corruption Investigation Office on Monday confirmed the overseas travel ban on Yoon Suk Yeol.
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South Korea: President Yoon Suk Yeol survives impeachment as his party lea
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The National Assembly voted on the opposition-led motion, but most lawmakers from Yoon's ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted the vote, despite massive protests outside the parliament.
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South Korea's ruling party demands suspension of Yoon Suk Yeol's powers
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon, who had earlier expressed his opposition to efforts to impeach Yoon, stated "newly emerging facts" had tipped the scales against Yoon Suk Yeol.
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South Korea's political turmoil: Calls grow for president to resign after
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
South Korea is reeling from a dramatic night of political turmoil, marked by President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed bid to impose martial law. The move has severely jeopardized Yoon's presidency, sparking widespread outrage and intensifying calls for his impeachment.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares emergency martial law amid p
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
President Yoon Suk Yeol said that he will rebuild a free and democratic country through the martial law. "To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements... I hereby declare emergency martial law," Yoon said.
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South Korea: Opposition party wins in National Assembly elections
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In the elections held on Wednesday, the DP secured victory in 161 out of 254 directly contested seats while the PPP won only 90 seats.
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South Korean Opposition set for landslide victory in parliamentary electio
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
South Korea's ruling party under the leadership of President Yoon Suk Yeol could face defeat in the legislative elections on Wednesday, with the early projections showing the main opposition party as being poised to win a majority in the National Assembly, Nikki Asia reported on Thursday,
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Voting underway for parliamentary elections in South Korea
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Voting began at 6 am (local time) and was due to run until 6 pm (local time) at 14,259 polling stations across the nation, according to South Korea's National Election Commission. After early voting conducted last week, just more than 30 million people are eligible to cast their ballot in
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South Korea: President Yoon's war against "fake news" raises concerns over
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is getting criticism over the allegations of clamping down on free speech through cases against news outlets and journalists who are critical of his government, New York Times reported.
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South Korea's ruling party suspends leader's membership for 6 months
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's ruling conservative People Power Party (PPP) decided Friday to suspend the party membership of its leader Lee Jun-seok for six months over allegations of sexual bribery.
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