Yoon Suk Yeol ousted
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Rallies for and against the conservative leader’s removal from office have been held regularly, and officials had barricaded the courthouse ahead of the ruling in anticipation of possible violence.
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Cheers erupted from thousands of anti-Yoon protesters upon hearing the ruling.
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South Korea’s highest court has removed President Yun Seok-yeol from office in a unanimous decision following his impeachment after he declared martial law.
South Korea’s Constitutional Court has unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol as president after he threw the nation into turmoil by declaring martial law and sending troops to parliament in an ill-fated effort to break through legislative gridlock.
South Korea upheld the impeachment of President Yoon, officially throwing him out of office. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports from Seoul.
South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his stunning declaration of martial law in a case that ignited the worst political crisis in decades and rattled markets.
The nation’s top court unanimously upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, clearing the way for the election of a new president.
South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol has been removed from office after the constitutional court voted unanimously to uphold parliament’s move to impeach him following his declaration of martial law in December 2024.
Yoon Suk Yeol called South Korea's National Assembly a “den of criminals” when he announced martial law in December.