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South Koreans vote for new president after Yoon Suk Yeol's ouster over martial law
Pre-election surveys suggest Yoon Suk Yeol's liberal rival, Lee Jae-myung, appears headed for an easy win, riding a wave of ...
Vote counting starts in South Korea’s snap presidential election to choose Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor
Vote counting started in South Korea’s snap presidential election Tuesday to choose Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor, after the ...
South Korea’s Presidential Candidates Left Young Voters Disenchanted
Some of the same young people who demonstrated after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law said they were disappointed ...
South Korean President Takes Over A Country Deeply Split By Gender Politics
Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has won South Korea's snap presidential election with a clear lead. With all of the ballots ...
Yonhap News Agency on MSN1d
Ministers under former Yoon gov't submit resignations before Election Day
Ministers and vice ministers of the former Yoon Suk Yeol administration submitted their letters of resignations en masse ...
South Korea's new president vows to revive talks with North, strengthen US, Japan ties
An election was triggered in April by the removal of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law late ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN1d
Six months since martial law: How three hours of December chaos led to Tuesday's presidential election
A timeline of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration, subsequent impeachment and snap elections in Korea.
The Financial Times1d
The thorny path for South Korea’s new president
South Korea’s presidential election this week was an affirmation of democracy in a country that just six months ago was rocked by conservative leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law.