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The Chosun Ilbo on MSN1h
Lee verdict sparks impeachment battle, South Korea loses finance chief
Just over an hour after South Korea’s Supreme Court revived a high-profile election case against opposition leader Lee ...
South Korea’s presidential race upended as frontrunner returns to court
Democratic Party nominee Lee Jae-myung will be retried on electoral violation charges, while the acting president has resigned and is expected to enter the race.
South Korea politics gets 3 major shake-ups in 24 hours as election looms
The top court cast doubt on the frontrunner's eligibility to run for the presidency, while the resignations of the prime minister and finance minister shook the interim government.
South Korean posts resurface fabricated BBC commentary after Yoon's impeachment
After South Korea's Constitutional Court formally removed former president Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his short-lived ...
China Daily9h
S. Korea's finance minister offers to resign ahead of vote on impeachment
SEOUL -- Choi Sang-mok, South Korea's minister of economy and finance who doubles as deputy prime minister for economic ...
Inquirer on MSN11h
South Korea indicts ex-President Yoon on abuse of power charges
Disgraced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Thursday for abuse of power in connection with his martial ...
Korean politics in disarray as Choi Sang-mok, who was to become acting president, resigns amid impeachment vote
South Korea was thrown into political disarray Thursday, as the Democratic Party of Korea moved to impeach Finance Minister ...
Al Jazeera on MSN4d
S Korea’s main opposition party taps former chief as presidential candidate
Democratic Party of Korea names Lee Jae-myung as its candidate for the snap presidential election set for June 3.