SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday threw his support behind a parliamentary vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed bid to impose martial law, while calling for convening an ethics committee to discuss whether to demand Yoon leave the party. PPP [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) is set to introduce a new impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over his failed bid to impose martial law, days after Yoon avoided impeachment because most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a vote. The DP’s move comes after a motion [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Thursday it will push for a vote Saturday for an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law and subsequent lifting. The DP and five other minor opposition parties have submitted an impeachment motion, arguing Yoon’s martial [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven out of 10 South Koreans support impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration, a survey showed Thursday, after it caused political turmoil and unsettled markets. Yoon faces an impeachment motion submitted by opposition lawmakers, who argue his actions violated the Constitution and other laws [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), said Thursday he will make efforts to unite his party to block the passage of an opposition-led motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. Han made the remark after the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) and five other [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest umbrella labor group, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), vowed Wednesday to go on an indefinite strike until President Yoon Suk Yeol steps down to take responsibility for his declaration of martial law. “We will stand together with the people and lead the fight for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Civic groups gathered in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on Wednesday to denounce President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law and demand the impeachment of his administration. Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy and other civic groups held a press conference [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Koreabiz Wire) – While the country awaits the Constitutional Court’s final verdict on the impeachment of President Park this Friday, some users on the South Korean web are raising somewhat bizarre yet interesting points as to how the numbers from one to ten symbolize every stage of the process of Park’s impeachment. The [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – On Wednesday, South Korea celebrated the 98th anniversary of the March 1st Movement – the 1919 independence movement against Japan’s colonial occupation – but with the nation deeply divided over President Park Geun-hye’s corruption scandal, which has been dominating the country’s airwaves since October 2016. With experts widely speculating [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Tuesday’s impeachment trial for President Park Geun-hye was highlighted by a publicity stunt from a lawyer fighting on behalf of the troubled commander-in-chief. Lawyer Seo Seog-goo unfurled South Korea’s national flag as he turned around to face the courtroom audience as the trial was about to begin. He smiled, [...]