US EditionSouth Korea’s ruling party backs impeachment as president refuses to step down over martial law
- South Korea's ruling party supports impeachment as the president refuses to resign over martial law.
- Public dissent has increased against the president's decision to impose martial law.
- Many citizens are demanding the president's resignation after the martial law announcement.
- The ruling party's impeachment backing responds to widespread protests and highlights political divisions.
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The temporary declaration of martial law plunges South Korea into a political crisis. An army commander is arrested, arrest warrants are issued for police chiefs. Meanwhile, the air is getting thinner and thinner for President Yoon.
South Korea president Yoon defends call for martial law amid push to impeach him
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol angrily defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week and signalled he would not resign from office, as a second effort to impeach him gathers momentum.
Embattled Korean leader to 'fight to the end'
A vote to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol would send the case to the Constitutional Court, which has up to six months to decide whether to remove him from office or reinstate him. Photo: Reuters South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says he will "fight to the end", as his own political party shifted closer to voting with the opposition to impeach him over his short-lived martial law order that threw the United States ally into turmoil.
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