The Latest Breaking News from Yoon Suk Yeol

A heated race is expected amid intense political polarisation between pro and anti-Yoon camps

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, widely seen as the front-runner in a presidential by-election triggered by the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his ill-fated imposition of martial law, officially announced his presidential bid on Thursday, vowing to heal a starkly divided nation through economic growth

Political polarisation likely to shape election on 3 June

He lost the last presidential election by the narrowest margin in South Korean history, but now Lee Jae-myung is the front-runner in snap polls triggered by the ex-leader's impeachment over martial law.

‘Unfortunate incident’ occured when crew was resting in a hotel in Brisbane

South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, the country's acting president said Tuesday, after Seoul's former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.

Thousands protested in the South Korean capital Saturday in support of disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office a day earlier over his bungled martial law declaration.

Whoever becomes president later this year has unenviable task of healing divisions and rebuilding trust in democratic institutions

When South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled to uphold the impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol, thousands of protesters gathered outside to watch a live broadcast erupted into wild cheers, with some bursting into tears.

A wave of celebration took over the protesters after an eight-member bench upheld Yoon's impeachment.

Thousands protesting in Seoul cheered as the country's Constitutional Court removed the beleaguered leader from office four months after he caused political turmoil by declaring martial law.