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South Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law and Yoon's wife
South Korea’s liberal-led legislature overwhelmingly passed bills Thursday to launch special investigations into former ...
Martial law fractured South Korea. Can this election heal the nation?
It is still recovering from the martial law crisis last December, when the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, tried to orchestrate a ...
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 ...
South Koreans cast votes for new president to succeed Yoon after his ouster over martial law declaration
South Koreans are voting on Tuesday for a new president in a snap election following the ouster of former President Yoon Suk ...
South Korea's liberal new president Lee Jae-myung vows economic revival, judgement against martial law
South Korea woke on Wednesday to a new liberal president, Lee Jae-myung, who vowed to raise the country from the turmoil of a ...
South Koreans vote for new president in wake of Yoon's ouster over martial law
Millions of South Koreans are voting for a new president in a snap election triggered by the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol, a ...
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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 ...
He survived an assassination attempt. Now South Korea’s new president must heal divisions and tread cautiously with Trump
At age 14 he was an impoverished factory worker. On Wednesday, he became the leader of one of Asia’s most powerful economies, ...