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South Korea kick starts official campaign for Presidential elections
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The candidates for the presidential elections slated to take place on June 3 have started with their official campaign from Monday, as reported by Yonhap.
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Korean government formally sets presidential election for June 3
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Korean government on Tuesday formally designated June 3 as the date of the next presidential election following the ouster of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, Yonhap News Agency said.
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South Korea's Prez Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office after impeachment uph
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
South Korea's Constitutional Court has removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, upholding his impeachment over a controversial martial law decree issued in December.
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South Korea's constitutional court reinstates PM Han Duck-soo as acting pr
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
South Korea's Constitutional Court made a landmark decision on Monday, reinstating impeached Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as acting president.
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South Korea: Impeached President Yoon indicted for insurrection amid marti
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Prosecutors have formally indicted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of organising an insurrection related to his brief declaration of martial law last month. Following this, Yoon Suk Yeol becomes the first sitting South Korean president to be indicted while in detention, acco
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South Korea's anti-graft agency hands over martial law probe to prosecutor
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
South Korea's anti-corruption agency has handed over its investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's alleged attempt to impose martial law to the prosecution, urging that he be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
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South Korea: Court approves detention of impeached President Yoon
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
South Korean investigators had arrested Yoon on January 15 over accusations of prompting an uprising against the government.
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South Korean President held post weeks of evasion
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"The Joint Investigation Headquarters executed an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol today (January 15) at 10:33 am (01:30 GMT)," the authorities said in a statement on Wednesday, Al Jazeera quoted.
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South Korea: Standoff at presidential residence as investigators try to ar
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Investigators on Wednesday found themselves in a tense standoff with security forces at the presidential residence, as they made a second attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
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South Korea: Anti-graft agency seeks police help to detain impeached Presi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
South Korea's anti-corruption agency has requested the police to handle the enforcement of a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempted martial law, both the sides confirmed on Monday, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
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Anti-graft agency halts bid to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol fo
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
South Korea's anti-corruption agency halted its attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday over his failed martial law bid, following a prolonged standoff with the Presidential Security Service (PSS), Yonhap News Agency reported.
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Standoff at presidential residence as investigators seek to arrest impeach
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Investigators seeking to arrest South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempted martial law declaration faced a standoff with the Presidential Security Service (PSS) outside the presidential residence on Friday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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