Editorial

13:00 JST, December 15, 2024

A motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been passed. Yoon has indicated his determination to fight to the end, through the impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court, and there is no prospect of the nation’s political turmoil being resolved.

With the passing of the motion to impeach him, Yoon was immediately suspended from his presidential powers. There is concern that the prolonged absence of power in South Korea will have a negative impact on Japan-South Korea relations and other aspects of the situation in Asia.

The second impeachment motion submitted to the South Korean National Assembly by the leftwing opposition regarding Yoon’s declaration of martial law was supported by at least eight members of the conservative ruling party, in addition to the opposition parties.

The ruling........

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