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South Korean officials seek stability as Joe Biden says alliance ‘linchpin’ in region

South Korea's main opposition Democratic party leader, Lee Jae-myung, speaks at the party office at the National Assembly building in Seoul.
South Korea's main opposition Democratic party leader, Lee Jae-myung, speaks at the party office at the National Assembly building in Seoul. Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

South Korea’s opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, has offered to work with the government to ease political tumult as officials sought to reassure allies and markets – a day after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach the conservative president, Yoon Suk Yeol, over a short-lived attempt to impose martial law.

South Korea’s central bank vowed on Sunday vowed to keep markets stable, while the South Korean financial regulator said it would expand market-stabilising funds if necessary.

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