On Friday, December 27, the Constitutional Court of South Korea will hold a session to review the impeachment case of the suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol. The case stems from his declaration of martial law in early December,

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, did not answer the summons of authorities who want to interrogate him.

The Constitutional Court has up to 180 days to determine whether to dismiss Yoon as president or restore his powers.

South Korean stocks rose for a fourth straight session amid hopes that political uncertainty will ease after vote to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for his attempt to impose martial law, the first time such a measure had been imposed on the nation in more than four decades.

South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by anti-corruption authorities who, along with prosecutors, are investigating his short-lived martial law decree issued early this month.

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol again declined to appear for questioning by investigators over his martial law declaration as the embattled leader seeks to first defend himself at an impeachment trial.

In line with the country's patriarchal structures, women have been expected to stay out of politics but recent events show that younger generations of women are bucking the trend.