South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted by the Constitutional Court on Friday, which upheld parliament's impeachment motion over his short-lived imposition of martial law last year that sparked the country's worst political crisis in decades.

A snap election must be held within 60 days of the ruling.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been ousted by the Constitutional Court, which upheld parliament's impeachment motion over his imposition...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted on Friday by the Constitutional Court, which upheld parliament's impeachment over his imposition of martial law last year that sparked the country's worst political crisis in decades. The unanimous ruling caps months of political turmoil that have overshadowed efforts to deal with…

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South Korea‘s highest court has delivered a unanimous decision to oust impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from his position due to his controversial declaration of martial law, prompting new elections after a prolonged period of political instability. Naija News reports that Yoon, aged 64, faced suspension from lawmakers following his attempt on December 3 to […]

On April 4th at 11 a.m., South Korea’s Constitutional Court officially ruled to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, marking a historic …

  SEOUL | Xinhua |  South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday removed President Yoon Suk-yeol from office by upholding his impeachment by the National Assembly. The conservative leader became the country’s second sitting president to be forcibly removed from power following former President Park Geun-hye’s ouster through impeachment in 2017. Yoon also became the third …

How Asia’s fourth-largest economy got to this point still has many scratching their heads.

The country’s Constitutional Court formally ended the presidency of Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law, ending months of turmoil. But the country remains deeply divided.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up a new election, four months after he threw the nation into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law. Story by Caroline Baum.

South Korea's constitutional court has unanimously upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose declaration of martial law last December led to political turmoil. Yoon's powers were suspended in January following a parliamentary vote to impeach him.

South Korea has entered a new chapter in its political history after the Constitutional Court on Thursday, April 3, 2025, unanimously upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol.

SEOUL, April 4 (UPI) -- South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the parliamentary impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration, delivering an 8-0 unanimous verdict and prompting his immediate removal from office.

The Constitutional Court of South Korea voted to remove impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday.

South Korea’s former president still faces criminal charges of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law. If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for life.

Presidential election is required to take place within 60 days; PM Han Duck-soo will continue to serve as acting president.

The country’s Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, dismissing him from office four months after his short-lived imposition of martial law.

Reaction to a court verdict ousting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from office was a vivid window into the nation’s deep political divisions.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted on Friday by the Constitutional Court, ushering in an election after it upheld parliament's impeachment over his imposition of martial law that sparked the nation's worst political crisis in decades. Details by FRANCE 24 regional correspondent in China, Yena Lee.

The South Korean Constitutional Court’s decision to formally unseat President Yoon Suk Yeol is another test for the country’s democracy after the conservative-liberal divide deepened over his imposition of martial law and subsequent impeachment. For more analysis, FRANCE 24's Carys Garland interviews Youngmi Kim, senior lecturer in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

South Korea’s ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol apologised after the country’s Constitutional Court upheld his impeachment.

Former President Yoon Suk Yul of South Korea has officially been removed from office. On April 4 at 11 a.m. KST, the Korean Constitutional Court announced

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, April 4: We bring you reactions from South Korea after the constitutional court upholds parliament's impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. What comes next for the disgraced leader?…

Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment over a disastrous attempt of implementing martial law was upheld today.

South Korea's election commission said that presidential hopefuls could register from Friday

It would be a waste for South Korea not to learn from the 122 painful days between Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration and removal from office, says the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s Ryu Yongwook.

There were scenes of joy and dismay on the streets of Seoul on Friday (Apr 4) as South Korea's Constitutional Court voted to uphold Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, ending his presidency

South Korean Acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho on Friday urged the military to establish a robust readiness posture against possible North Korean provocations following the Constitutional Court's...

As the ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial is scheduled for April 4, MBC’s program schedule is garnering attention.According …