SEOUL, South Korea — Lawmakers in South Korea are set to vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he plunged the country into chaos by declaring emergency martial law only to lift the order hours later under intense pressure from lawmakers and the public.
Biden administration officials said they were not notified in advance that Yoon would declare martial law.
South Korea is facing significant political turmoil after Yoon declared martial law, only to lift the order hours later.
Ezra Acayan / Getty ImagesThe U.S. relationship with South Korea “transcends any particular president or government on both sides of the Pacific Ocean,” State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said Thursday.
A martial law proclamation issued after Yoon’s address banned all political activity, including demonstrations, and censored the news media.
Persons:
Yoon Suk, Yoon, Han Dong, “, Ezra Acayan, Lee Jae, myung, ”, Lee, Biden, Vedant Patel, Kim Yong, Kim, Lee Sang, Han, Han Duck, Eun, ” Stella Kim, Jennifer Jett
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South Korea — Lawmakers, People Power Party, Police, Yoon’s People Power Party, Democratic Party, U.S, Korea Nuclear Consultative Group, ” State Department, National Assembly, South Korean, Ministry of National Defense, Military, Supreme, National Intelligence Service, Dickey Center, Dartmouth, “, Constitutional
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