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Impeachment case against Philippine VP Duterte stalls
Published on 10/06/2025
» MANILA - Philippine senators on Tuesday voted to send an impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte back to the lower house for clarification, just hours after convening a trial that could result in her being banned from politics for life.
South Korean president taken to army hospital
Published on 21/01/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea’s impeached and detained President Yoon Suk Yeol has been moved to a military hospital, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
Rival camps protest in Seoul as president resists arrest
AFP, Published on 04/01/2025
» SEOUL - Thousands of rival South Korean protesters rallied in the capital on Saturday, a day after a failed attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing a short-lived martial law decree that led to his impeachment.
South Korea's charter needs fixing
News, Yoon Young-kwan, Published on 30/12/2024
» The events that have unfolded in South Korea this month, beginning with President Yoon Suk-yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law on Dec 3, have underscored both the remarkable resilience and underlying fragility of the country's democracy. The system survived this time, but no democracy is safe if it constantly faces severe stress tests.
Thailand's charter fate vexes political class
Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 29/12/2024
» Rewriting the constitution should be a breeze, given the overwhelming support for the effort to see it through in the House of Representatives.
South Korea’s acting president faces impeachment vote
New York Times, Published on 27/12/2024
» SEOUL - Opposition lawmakers in South Korea were planning to vote Friday to impeach the prime minister and acting president, Han Duck-soo, the latest turn in a political crisis that has created a power vacuum in the country.
Korean opposition moves to impeach acting president
AFP, Published on 26/12/2024
» SEOUL - South Korea’s opposition will push for a vote on Friday on an impeachment motion against acting president Han Duck-soo, after he refused to appoint Constitutional Court judges to complete the process of removing his predecessor from office.
The high cost of Yoon's martial law
Oped, Published on 20/12/2024
» When South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol abruptly declared martial law late on Dec 3, claiming that it was necessary to enable him to eliminate "anti-state" forces, street protests erupted almost immediately.
How Korea’s ‘hurry hurry’ culture helped topple a president
Published on 18/12/2024
» SEOUL - President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shock declaration of martial law revved up South Koreans from 0 to 100 in record time.