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Thursday, April 2, 2026
TopicYoon Suk Yeol

Topic: Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea presidential polls to be held on 3 June

Constitutional Court in Seoul upheld president Yoon's impeachment Friday, propelling the need for a fresh elections in the next 60 days.

South Korean Constitutional Court ousts impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol

After months of controversy around the short-lived martial law imposed by Yoon and now his ouster, fresh presidential elections are required to be held in the country within 60 days.

South Korea indicts suspended president Yoon for insurrection, imposition of martial law

Yoon was impeached by the country's parliament last month, and became the first president to be arrested for imposing martial law that lasted six hours.

South Korean authorities arrest impeached President Yoon, first incumbent to be arrested in country

Yoon said he submitted himself for questioning to avoid any violence after more than 3,000 police officers marched on his residence to arrest him in the early hours of Wednesday.

Suspended South Korean president Yoon to accept court decision, even if it calls for removal

Yoon has defied repeated summons in a separate criminal probe into allegations he masterminded insurrection with martial law bid, which led to 1st arrest warrant for a sitting president.

South Korea’s Yoon faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound

Yoon is under criminal investigation for insurrection over his failed attempt to impose martial law, a decision that prompted the first arrest warrant for a sitting president.

South Korean investigators fail to arrest impeached President Yoon because of security stand-off

They encountered the presidential security forces inside. Yoon is currently under criminal investigation for his attempt on 3 December to impose martial law.

South Korean authorities enter impeached President Yoon’s compound in attempt to arrest

They were confronted with presidential security forces inside. Yoon is under criminal investigation for insurrection over his 3 December martial law attempt.

Will ‘fight until end’, says South Korea’s Yoon, rallies supporters as authorities attempt arrest

A court on Tuesday approved a warrant for the impeached president's arrest over allegations he masterminded insurrection by trying to impose martial law.

South Korea court approves arrest of President Yoon in martial law investigation

Yoon is facing investigation on allegations that he was leader of an insurrection, one of the few criminal charges from which a South Korean president does not have immunity.

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