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DP railroads reduced 2025 budget, Yoon treason investigation bills

The Democratic Party railroaded a reduced version of the government’s 2025 budget plan as well as a bill establishing a permanent special counsel probe into treason allegations against President Yoon Suk Yeol through the National Assembly on Tuesday.

2024-12-10

DP forwards three special counsel bills for vote, including Yoon treason probe

Parliamentary pressure against President Yoon Suk Yeol mounted on Monday as the liberal Democratic Party (DP) forwarded three special counsel probe bills to the National Assembly for voting later this week.

2024-12-09

'We will gather again': Protesters at Assembly unfazed by impeachment vote result

Feverish shouts from people of all ages and the clattering of drums echoed amid spirited chants as some 100,000 protesters gathered in front of the National Assembly complex on Saturday.

2024-12-08

Crossing the party line: The 3 PPP lawmakers who took part in the impeachment vote

Three conservative People Power Party (PPP) lawmakers — Ahn Cheol-soo, Kim Yea-ji and Kim Sang-wook — voted in the impeachment motion on President Yoon Suk Yeol Saturday, despite most of their party participating in a walkout.

2024-12-08

Counterintelligence command officials suspended from duties for alleged role in martial law

Brig. Gen. Jeong Seong-woo, chief of the First Division at the Defense Counterintelligence Command, and Brig. Gen. Kim Dae-woo, chief of the command’s investigation unit, have been suspended.

2024-12-08

DP head urges courage from ruling party members on Yoon's impeachment motion

The head of the main opposition party on Saturday urged members of the National Assembly to pass a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling on ruling party members to demonstrate courage by supporting it.

2024-12-07

DP leader Lee Jae-myung calls for Yoon's suspension, labels martial law declaration ‘treason’

Liberal Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung on Friday said President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law on Tuesday, should be suspended from his duties as soon as possible, noting his “illegal action constituted treason and a self-coup.”

2024-12-06

Interior minister says some Cabinet members 'opposed' martial law decree in closed-door meeting

Cabinet members and military officials denied association with President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived emergency martial law declaration Tuesday as they were grilled by the parliament Thursday on their roles and knowledge of the situation.

2024-12-05

DP to proceed with impeachment vote against President Yoon on Saturday

The liberal Democratic Party (DP) announced on Thursday that it will pass an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday.

2024-12-05

Impeachment crisis looms as DP leads charge against Yoon

Korea is seeing its first major impeachment crisis in eight years, as opposition parties begin impeachment proceedings and nationwide protests continue against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his emergency martial law declaration — reminiscent of the...

2024-12-05