{"id":271035,"date":"2025-04-01T02:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T02:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/south-koreas-president-will-learn-his-fate-on-friday\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T02:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T02:30:10","slug":"south-koreas-president-will-learn-his-fate-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/south-koreas-president-will-learn-his-fate-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea\u2019s President Will Learn His Fate on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, who was impeached<\/a> in December over his failed attempt<\/a> to impose martial law, will learn on Friday whether he will be formally removed from office or returned to power,<\/strong> the nation\u2019s top court said on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Suspense was building in South Korea as the country waited for the Constitutional Court<\/a> to rule on Mr. Yoon\u2019s fate. Mr. Yoon has been suspended from office since the National Assembly impeached him on Dec. 14. In South Korea, the Constitutional Court decides whether an impeached official is removed permanently from office or reinstated.<\/p>\n

Removing Mr. Yoon would require the votes of six or more of the court\u2019s eight justices; otherwise, he will return to office.\u200b The court\u2019s decision, which cannot be appealed, is a critical moment in the political upheaval\u200b that Mr. Yoon unleashed when he declared martial law on Dec. 3.<\/p>\n

If \u200bthe court removes him, Mr. Yoon will become the second president in South Korean history to leave office through impeachment. (President Park Geun-hye<\/a> was the first, in 2017.) The country will quickly shift gears toward a new election; a successor must be chosen within 60 days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n