Days after announcing – and then rescinding – martial law in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s future remains uncertain.
Immediate efforts to impeach the president over the attempted power grab have failed, due to the boycott of the vote by Yoon’s ruling conservative People’s Power Party (PPP). But that won’t be the end of the matter; on Dec. 9, 2024, South Korea’s Justice Ministry banned Yoon from leaving the country until the conclusion of an investigation into alleged treason. In the latest twist, Han Dong-hoon, the leader of PPP, urged party makers on Dec. 12 to “vote with their conscience” on future impeachment votes – seemingly ending the two men’s prior alliance.
