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full screen South Korea’s opposition, and others in his own ruling party, want President Yoon Suk-Yeol to step down and face impeachment for the decision to declare a state of emergency recently, a decision that was short-lived. Photo: Ahn Young-Joon/AP/TT
South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol survived parliament’s first vote to impeach him, but on Saturday it’s time for another. Now his prospects are clearly worse.
The background to the votes is the president’s decision almost two weeks ago to declare a state of emergency, with martial law.
He quickly had to back down from the decision, but the defense minister has resigned and the police have opened an investigation into Yoon on suspicion of attempted rebellion.