A recent poll revealed that support for the ruling People Power Party (PPP) has narrowly overtaken the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DP), albeit within the margin of error. The reversal is the first in three months since support for the DP (28%) surpassed the PPP (27%) in the second week of October last year,
Despite the public’s support for impeaching the South Korean president, the ruling People Power Party just outpolled the main opposition Democratic Party.
SEOUL: Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived at court for the first time Saturday (Jan 18) to attend a hearing that will decide whether to extend his detention as investigators probe his failed martial law bid.
South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained, making him the first sitting president to be arrested in the country's history
South Korea's opposition Democratic Party said Wednesday that the arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was the beginning of restoring order to the country after weeks of political turmoil.
Polarization in South Korea, has helped a political leader rally enough support to potentially thwart accountability.
South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to attend a second day of questioning by investigators on Thursday, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid.
Acting President Choi Sang-mok faces not only the task of steering a shaky economy and rebuilding confidence among global allies but simply staying in his job amid the worst political crisis in decades.
Protesters have thronged the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, where officials trying to arrest him were blocked by security guards.
On January 15, law enforcement officials finally arrested Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea’s impeached far-right president, for plotting an insurrection in the form of an attempt to impose martial law late last year.