Tag: Asia Pacific
the ruling party claims to push President Yoon Suk-yeol towards the exit
After his failed coup at the start of the week which plunged his country into political chaos, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was pushed out on Sunday, December 8, by…
President Yoon Suk-yeol escapes impeachment – L’Express
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment this Saturday, December 7. The motion to this effect tabled by the opposition did not meet the necessary quorum due to the…
lack of quorum, motion to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol fails
In South Korea, despite the tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of the South Korean Parliament in Seoul, the impeachment motion filed against President Yoon Suk-yeol has just…
President Yoon Suk-yeol apologizes but does not resign – L’Express
The South Korean president presented his “sincere apologies” this Saturday, December 7, for having briefly imposed martial law on Tuesday, but did not resign, while a vote on his dismissal…
two people wanted after arson at Melbourne synagogue
In Australia, on the morning of Friday December 6, an attack targeted a synagogue in the city of Melbourne. Two people are wanted by the police after intentionally setting fire…
dropped by his party, the president in the hot seat – L’Express
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, threatened with dismissal on Saturday for his failed attempt to impose martial law, was dropped on Friday, December 6 by his own party which judged…
“Chinese New Year” inscribed on the list of cultural heritage of humanity
UNESCO has approved the inclusion of “Chinese New Year” on the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The addition brings China’s total to 44 items on the…
President Yoon ordered to leave his party
Conservative South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol clings to power. This Thursday, December 5, his party announces that it will defeat a motion for impeachment tabled in Parliament by the opposition…
after his short-lived martial law, the president targeted by a motion for impeachment – L’Express
Opposition parties in South Korea’s Parliament announced on Wednesday, December 4, that they had filed an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol, after his failed attempt to impose martial law.…
one blow too many from a “bulldozer” style president – L’Express
There are softer ways to commit political suicide. South Korean conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol did so in a spectacular way, to say the least. His attempted coup, by declaring martial…