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K-pop, Carols, Free Food At South Korea Impeachment Protests

Waving colourful glow sticks, singing parody songs and sporting elaborate outfits, demonstrators in Seoul this week calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol's departure have highlighted South Korea's unique and creative protest culture.

International Business Times

South Korea opposition parties submit new motion to impeach President Yoon

President denies rebellion charges as police make new attempt to raid presidential office over failed martial law bid.

Al Jazeera

North Korea breaks silence on South Korean martial law crisis

Articles published in North Korean newspapers describe short-lived martial law as ‘insane act’

The Independent UK

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South Korean police raid presidential office, ex-minister attempts suicide

Developments come as opposition party prepares to make second bid to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Al Jazeera

South Korean parliament approves special counsel to investigate Yoon over martial law order

Protests demanding Yoon’s resignation continue as president clings to power amid turmoil

The Independent UK

Outgoing French government to present 'special' budget to avoid shutdown

The outgoing French government has prepared a "special" budget to keep the country running through the end of the year, after Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly, which had rejected large parts of the proposed 2025 budget.

Radio France Internationale

South Korean prosecutors seek to arrest ex-defense minister over martial law

South Korean prosecutors are seeking to formally arrest the former defense minister alleged to have colluded with President Yoon Suk Yeol and others in imposing martial law last week

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Travel ban on South Korea’s Yoon amid investigation into his martial law decree

Yoon Suk Yeol still the commander-in-chief of South Korea‘s military, defence ministry says

The Independent UK

South Korean Special Forces Commander Apologizes For Parliament Incident

South Korea's special forces commander apologizes for ordering troops to storm National Assembly during martial law, sparking investigations and political ...

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South Korean Parliament To Vote On Impeaching President Yoon

South Korean opposition plans to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after failed martial law declaration, raising concerns about democratic norms.

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The Conversation

What is a self-coup? South Korea president’s attempt ended in failure − a notable exception in a growing global trend

Something unexpected – but hardly unprecedented – happened in South Korea on Dec. 3, 2024. With little warning, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, citing the threat from “pro-North Korean anti-state forces.”

The Conversation

Why did the French government fall and what happens next?

France’s shortest-lived government has fallen in a vote of no confidence triggered by a dispute over now-departing prime minister Michel Barnier’s budget.

The Independent UK

South Korean MP describes scaling walls of parliament to vote down martial law

INTERVIEW: Opposition MP Jiho Cha speaks to Stuti Mishra in Seoul about a night that has shaken the world’s view of South Korea’s supposedly stable democracy

Al Jazeera

South Korea’s economy rattled by martial law decree

South Korean president’s bid to erase ‘Korea discount’ sputters after martial law declaration unnerves markets.

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: What the martial law attempt means for South Korea’s future

In today’s newsletter: Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration – and subsequent lifting – of martial law has sent South Korea into political chaos, and left their president facing impeachment

The Independent UK

South Korean police investigate Yoon for insurrection as general ‘finds out about martial law from TV’

Several South Korean military and political leaders distance themselves from Yoon’s martial law decree

The Guardian - AU

How South Korea’s impeachment process works after Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law bid

Removing the president requires a parliamentary two-thirds majority, which the opposition lacks, and approval by a constitutional court that technically might not have enough judges

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